provisional government of Texas

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historical government provisional government revolutionary government

The provisional government of Texas was the temporary authority established by Texan revolutionaries in 1835–1836 to administer the region and lead the break from Mexican rule before the formal Republic of Texas was created.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Provisional Government of Texas	11
provisional government of Texas canonical	4
Interim government of the Republic of Texas	2
provisional government of the Republic of Texas	2
Committees of Safety in Texas	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1008136 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: provisional government of Texas
Context triple: [Congress of the Republic of Texas, precededBy, provisional government of Texas]

A. Congress of the Republic of Texas
The Congress of the Republic of Texas was the bicameral national legislative body that governed the independent Republic of Texas between 1836 and its annexation by the United States in 1845.
B. Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836)
The Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) was the founding legal charter that established Texas as an independent republic, outlining its governmental structure, civil rights, and legal framework following its separation from Mexico.
C. Constitution of 1866 (Texas)
The Constitution of 1866 (Texas) was the post–Civil War state constitution adopted during Reconstruction that attempted to restore Texas to the Union while making only limited changes to its prewar legal and social order.
D. Republic of Texas
The Republic of Texas was an independent sovereign nation in North America from 1836 to 1845, formed after winning independence from Mexico before later joining the United States.
E. Government of Texas
The Government of Texas is the state’s political and administrative authority, comprising the executive, legislative, and judicial branches that create and enforce laws for Texas.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: provisional government of Texas
Target entity description: The provisional government of Texas was the temporary authority established by Texan revolutionaries in 1835–1836 to administer the region and lead the break from Mexican rule before the formal Republic of Texas was created.

A. Congress of the Republic of Texas
The Congress of the Republic of Texas was the bicameral national legislative body that governed the independent Republic of Texas between 1836 and its annexation by the United States in 1845.
B. Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836)
The Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) was the founding legal charter that established Texas as an independent republic, outlining its governmental structure, civil rights, and legal framework following its separation from Mexico.
C. Constitution of 1866 (Texas)
The Constitution of 1866 (Texas) was the post–Civil War state constitution adopted during Reconstruction that attempted to restore Texas to the Union while making only limited changes to its prewar legal and social order.
D. Republic of Texas
The Republic of Texas was an independent sovereign nation in North America from 1836 to 1845, formed after winning independence from Mexico before later joining the United States.
E. Government of Texas
The Government of Texas is the state’s political and administrative authority, comprising the executive, legislative, and judicial branches that create and enforce laws for Texas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical government ⓘ provisional government ⓘ revolutionary government ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Texan revolutionaries ⓘ
appliesToTerritory	Texas ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
countryInPresentDay	United States of America ⓘ
diplomaticActivity	sought support from the United States ⓘ
diplomaticStatus	unrecognized by Mexico ⓘ
dissolvedAfterEvent	adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
endTime	1836 ⓘ
establishedBy	Consultation of 1835 ⓘ
followedBy	Republic of Texas ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	Texan military forces ⓘ civil administration in rebel‑held Texas ⓘ
hasConflict	Mexican central government ⓘ linked to: Centralist Mexican government
hasExecutiveBranch	Governor and executive officers ⓘ
hasFormOfTerritorialOrganization	rebel territory ⓘ
hasGoal	administration of Texas during revolution ⓘ independence from Mexico ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod	19th century ⓘ
hasIdeology	Texan independence movement ⓘ
hasLegalBasis	acts of the Consultation of 1835 ⓘ
hasLegislativeBranch	General Council ⓘ
hasPart	General Council of Texas ⓘ Governor of Texas (provisional) ⓘ
hasTypeOfGovernment	republican ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Henry Smith ⓘ
historicalRegion	Coahuila y Tejas ⓘ
languageUsed	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalForm	provisional government ⓘ
legislativeBody	General Council of Texas ⓘ
locatedInPresentDayAdministrativeEntity	State of Texas ⓘ linked to: Texas
natureOfStatement	temporary authority ⓘ
officeHeldByHeadOfGovernment	Governor ⓘ
partOf	Texas Revolution ⓘ
precededBy	local Texan revolutionary committees ⓘ
reasonForAbolition	creation of permanent republican government ⓘ
replaces	Mexican authority in Texas ⓘ
significantEvent	Texas Revolution ⓘ drafting of Texas Declaration of Independence ⓘ internal disputes between governor and General Council ⓘ organization of Texan war effort ⓘ
significantPlace	San Felipe de Austin ⓘ
startTime	1835 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited