There were a multitude of individuals who contributed to the Texas Revolution, some fighting for Texas, and others for Mexico. Each of these people greatly altered the ultimate outcome of the revolution, and without them, it’s most probable that the end result of the revolution would have been significantly different. Subsequently to the Grass Fight, the vast majority of Texan leaders, and soldiers, wanted to go home due to the fact that winter was rapidly approaching. Though several leaders, including Ben Milam, were convinced that another major victory for the Texans would immensely benefit their cause for independence. Finally, Milam rallied approximately 300 soldiers to attack the Mexicans in San Antonio by inquiring, “Who will go with…show more content… Primarily, Ben Milam believed that it was extremely appropriate for the Texans to revolt against Mexico and attempt to gain their independence. This is because Santa Anna had established a dictatorship in Mexico, not the federalist government he guaranteed citizens he would maintain if he was elected president. Also, Milam had heard that Santa Anna had violated numerous liberties that the Constitution of 1824 promised all residents of Mexico. Milam believed that these events were tremendously unjust. On the other hand, Urrea felt that Texas had no right to revolt. He was convinced that the Mexican government hadn’t done anything wrong, and therefore, there was no valid reason for the uprising of the Texan troops. These two individuals also had vastly different opinions on what the most effective form of government was. In Milam’s perspective, in order for a region to be prosperous, it was vital to have a federalist government. With this style of government, power is divided between national and state governments. Therefore, one figurehead does not make all the decisions without the consent of the nation’s general population. Since Jose de Urrea was directed by Santa Anna, the vast majority of Urrea’s personal beliefs were similar to Santa Anna’s. Contrasting to Milam’s opinion about the optimum form of government, Urrea thought that a centralist government was the ideal type of government. Urrea and
