Matching Pairs S.F.A. Goes To Mexican PrisonOnline version Students will use the corresponding Power point slides to show understanding of the information presented by completing the matching activity. by Angela Moffett 1 Mexico City 2 Treason 3 Austin encouraged San Antonio 4 October 1833 5 Stephen F. Austin 6 December 1834 7 J. Miguel Falcon 8 Coahuila y Tejas 9 Letter of Arrest 10 Reasons for separating Coahuila y Tejas to join other town councils to organize a local government independent of Coahuila. The states had different interests and Texas was often ignored due to the larger, better represented Coahuila, the state capital was too far from most U.S. settlers colonies and their needs were not being met. An 1823 empresario who worked diligently with the Mexican government to protect the rights of the colonists. The place where Austin was imprisoned. Austin sent a letter to encourage town councils to form their local government and was imprisoned a few days later when the letter was found by Mexican soldiers. Austin was released from prison in Mexico City and allowed to return to Texas. Actions of Stephen F. Austin and his letter to the mayor of San Antonio, as seen by the Mexican Government. Secretary of State for Coahuila y Tejas and who ordered the arrest of Stephen F. Austin. The combination of Mexican states of Texas and Coahuila, which the U.S. settlers did not like. Signaled the end of Stephen F. Austin's days as a trusted diplomat to the Mexican government.