Louisiana Purchase
It wasn't as much who as it was what. The Louisiana Purchase urged Americans to settle around the Red River. Although Texas belonged to the Spanish, Thomas Jefferson declared the river a runoff to the Mississippi, thus making it neutral. I suppose if you need the name of actual persons, you would be looking for Moses and Stephen Austin. They brought patent holders into the state in their empressario.
The Austin family established such a settlement.
The Louisiana Purchase opened up land to the west. Many people settled in Texas along the Red River as a result of the L.P.
1820, Moses Austin
no one
A very debated question here in Texas. Most historical stories say "NO". The Missions were built as "Forts" to protect settlers from the Indians/Natives.
Cattle was first brought to Texas by explorers from Spain or the Spanish.
He brought the first colony to Texas.
conneticut,mexico,maine,and louisana
Maryland
The first settlers were 56 iindividuals in 15 families from the Canary Islands.
Stephen Austin brought the first settlers to Texas.
Stephen F Austin is responsible for the first legal and successful colonization of Texas (second attempt) in 1825. He brought 300 families to Texas and acquired land rights and helped colonize the Texas frontier. Also he helped form the first Texas Militia that would eventually become the Texas Rangers. Ranger history dates this as the founding of their organization.
The Ark and the Dove brought the first settlers to Maryland.
In 1773 James Oglethorpe brought the first English settlers to what state?
He took the first group of settlers to Texas to settle.
A very debated question here in Texas. Most historical stories say "NO". The Missions were built as "Forts" to protect settlers from the Indians/Natives.
Gorge Washington
Stephen F. Austin established the first American Colony in Texas. He led 300 families there on approval of the Mexican government. A few years later, he was allowed to bring 1,700 more families into the colony.
I believe texas was a Spanish colony.
Cattle was first brought to Texas by explorers from Spain or the Spanish.
La Salle.