In May 1836 Burnet and Mexican dictator Antonio López de Santa Anna, who was at the time a Texan prisoner-of-war, signed the Treaties of Velasco officially recognizing Texas's break from Mexico.

[citation needed] The president lived in different towns during the life of the Republic, as the capital was relocated, especially during and immediately after the Texas Revolution.

The amount of power wielded by occupants of the office varied tremendously during the nine years of Texas' independence.

Particularly in the beginning, there was a larger military need than in the 1840s, and the president therefore had considerably more power and influence than during years of relative peace.

The wording, very similar to that of the United States' version, was prescribed by Article VI of the Constitution, as follows:[1]"I, A.