The friend of Moses Austin who provided needed assistance in San Antonio went by the name of Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop. In reality he wasn't a Baron or any other type of nobility at all, he was a tax collector named Philip Hendrik Nering Bögel who left his family when he was accused of stealing tax funds and ended up in Spanish Louisiana. Moses Austin had been trying to convince the Spanish governor of Texas to allow Anglo-American settlers to colonize the area. At first the governor refused, but his friend managed to change his mind, ultimately leading to the independence of Texas less than 15 years later.
Moses Austin
Moses Austin and Stephen F. Austin were not brothers. Stephen F. Austin was Mose's Austin son.
Moses Austin Bryan died in 1895.
Moses Austin Bryan was born in 1817.
No Moses Austin did not have siblings. He did have a daughter named Emily Perry and a grandson named Moses Bryan.
Moses Austin was the father of Stephen F. Austin, who himself is known as the Father of Texas. In 1821 he and his friend managed to convince the Spanish governor of Texas to allow Anglo-Americans to colonize the area, ultimately leading to the secession of Texas from Mexico by English speaking immigrants from the American colonies just 11 years later.
Moses Austin had the first grant to settle 300 families in Texas!(:
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Moses austin
he helped moses austin win his empresario grant
Moses Austin received his land grant from Mexico in 1820.
Moses Austin received his land grant from Mexico in 1820.