Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Hidalgo began the revolution for independence in Mexico, but his follower, Gutiérrez, thought the
revolution for Mexican independence should occur within Texas.
b. Americans helped Texas gain its independence from Spain.
c. Mexico believed Texas should remain a part of the independent government of Mexico.
d. Philip Nolan was one of the first Americans who wanted to set Texas free from Spanish rule.

a. Hidalgo began the revolution for independence in Mexico, but his follower, Gutierrez, thought the revolution for Mexican independence should occur within Texas

Explanation:

The rebellion by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla who was sent to serve as a Roman Catholic priest in modern day Mexico but later devoted himself to commerce and humanitarian acts, was started at the Dolores Parish Church in the Mexican state of Guanajuato

Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara was a filibuster that went to Texas along with August William Magee, in August 1812, with the guise of trying to make Texas part of the Mexican Republic as an independent state. The proclamation of the State of Texas under Mexico was short-lived.