No, he was a lawyer in Anahuac.
Colonel William Travis was married at one point to a woman by the name of Rosanna Cato. They had a son together, and were about to have a daughter when Travis abandoned them in 1831 to start his life over in Texas. The couple officially divorced in 1836, she remarried and moved to Alabama. Travis was killed in action at the Battle for the Alamo on March 6th, 1836 (just 26 years old). Rosanna outlived Travis by twelve years, dying in 1848 of yellow fever during an outbreak in Alabama.
William Penn started the Massachusetts colony
Spain did not give Moses Austin permission to start a colony in Texas. It simply gave him 4,428 acres in 1821.
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Spain did not give Moses Austin permission to start a colony in Texas. It simply gave him 4,428 acres in 1821.
In 1681, William Penn saw Pennsylvania as a "holy experiment," a chance to put his Quaker ideas into practice.
So the Quakers could live according to their beliefs
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As a wild guess, I'd bet Mr. Austin founded Austin, Texas.
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William Penn was a fierce advocate of Democracy and Religious Freedom, and during his time period (17th Century) those were very attractive ideals that caught the attention of people who sought escape from religious persecution.
William Penn was known as the founder of Pennsylvania, he founded the city of Philadelphia. Penn's vision for Philadelphia was a utopian city. The name Philadelphia translates into the City of Brotherly Love.