Originally published: Houston: Telegraph Power Press, 1839. With a new introduction by Joseph W. McKnight, Larry and Jane Harlan Faculty Fellow and Professor of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law describing its compilation, translation and publication. From the series, Foundations of Spanish, Mexican and Civil Law. Warren Billings, Distinguished Professor of History, Emeritus, University of New Orleans, and Visiting Professor of Law, William and Mary School of Law, Series Editor. Reprint of the only edition. The First Complete English Translation of Mexican Laws Relating to Texas.