give the newcomers 960 acres of land and more if they had children
Empresario
give the newcomers 960 acres of land and more if they had children
Relations between the Mexican government and American settlers in Texas begin to deteriorate because settlers refused to convert to Catholicism or free their slaves.
Why did Mexican officials want to bring more settlers to Texas?because they were trying to colonize Texas and make it part of Mexico.
It banned slavery.
Why did Mexican officials want to bring more settlers to Texas?because they were trying to colonize Texas and make it part of Mexico.
Slavery. See related questions.
Anglo settlers were colonist in Mexico and Mexican settlers weren't
Stephen Austin
American settlers wanted slavery.no oneaustin
Stephen Austin was the first American impresario to bring settlers to Texas. He was loyal the the Mexican government until Santa Anna voided the Mexican Constitution and pronounced himself dictator.
Delegates wanted reforms from the Mexican government. This was to quell the belief that settlers in Texas want to secede from Mexico.