In an act that foreshadowed the American rebellions to come , Benjamin Edwards rides into Mexican - controlled Nacogdoches , Texas .
In an act that foreshadowed the American rebellions to come , Benjamin Edwards proclaims himself the ruler of the Republic of Fredonia .
In an act that foreshadowed the American rebellions to come , Benjamin Edwards rides into Mexican - controlled Nacogdoches , Texas , and proclaims himself the ruler of the Republic of Fredonia .