(1836) I am the son of Martin de Leon, the only Mexican to start a settlement in Texas. My family owns a large ranch in South Texas. After defeating Mexico in the Texas Revolution, we've now become the Republic of Texas, and I'm looking forward to voting for our first President. May I vote? 

 

There are a few key points to be considered in answering this question:

• Qualifications for Voting.

Voting in the Republic of Texas is limited to its citizens. As with many other countries, voting in an election is limited to those who hold citizenship. It is usually done to prevent outside factors to steer the country such as other nations or organizations whose interest may be different from the general citizen population. If countries allow non-citizens to vote, then other nations may just send people to the country to change the outcome of the election for their benefit.

• Qualification for Citizenship.

The general provision of the 1836 constitution of the Republic of Texas. As per the question, Section 10 of it will apply. It provides that every free man residing in Texas at the declaration of Independence be granted Citizenship with all privileges included. This is usually done by a country at its founding to provide a stable and consistent creation of a new state. It prevents the chaos in determining who has the rights of citizens usually found when a new nation is stablished.

• Ancestry of the person/race of the person

Since the provisions only applies to freeman and there are exclusions, it is important to note in which of the category the person belongs to. in the given situation, being the son of Martín De León, Spanish ancestry can be traced, even to aristocracy. With that established, there can be a clear classification of the status. As such, it can be sad that you belong to the non excluded part of the population.