1821
In December of 1821.
1845
Stephen Austin
Spain did not give Moses Austin permission to start a colony in Texas. It simply gave him 4,428 acres in 1821.
Austin got to start his colony by the Mexicans
Spain did not give Moses Austin permission to start a colony in Texas. It simply gave him 4,428 acres in 1821.
Stephen F. Austin
Austin got to start his colony by the Mexicans
Moses Austin wanted to colonize Texas because he had lost all his money in the Panic of 1819. He could not escape his debt in any conventional way so he wanted to establish his own colony as a source of income.
Stephen F. Austin is known as the father of the state of Texas. He brought of 300 families to the area from the United States.
Amarillo, Austin.