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At this time, there were very few Mexicans in Texas. Every time they would try to settle in numbers north of San Antonio the Comanches (probably the most militaristic Indian tribe in North America) would wipe them out.
The Americans were invited in to provide a buffer against them. This provoked a great bloodletting between the Anglo/Scots Irish settlers and the Comanches on the frontier which at that time was Central Texas.
The Germans came in and settled in the Hill country of Central Texas and through shrewed negotiations were able to establish good relations with the Indians.
Later, most Germans (but not all) remained loyal to the Union at the time of the WBTS. They were easily and brutally put down by Texas Confederate forces.
Having said that, the Germans of Texas are now fully assimilated and are a vibrant and conservative force in our state.
Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander of Pacific Naval Forces in WWII, was a German Texan.

[donmeaker]

That's Von Nimitz to you bub!