The Mexican government was granting land in Texas to foreign "empresarios" for recruiting settlers and taking responsibility for them. The most famous of the empresarios was Stephen F. Austin, who got 300 families to immigrate to Texas from the United States and after whom the Texas state capital is named.
Why did Mexican officials want to bring more settlers to Texas?because they were trying to colonize Texas and make it part of Mexico.
The five rules were: Americans had to speak spanish, become catholics, and become Mexican citizens. they had to obey Mexican laws and they could not bring enslaved African Americans to Texas
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Thew were given lands in Texas to help populate the zone, and prevent Comanche raids into Mexican populations further south. They were supposed to adopt Mexican laws and customs, but they didn't, ultimately revolting against the Mexican government in 1835 and conforming the Texas Republic.
Anglo settlers to Texas weren't the only Mexican citizens upset in 1835. Quite a few areas of Mexico were in open revolt. Santa Ana had abrogated the 1821 Mexican Consstitution. This is why you will see Mexican flags with an 1821 on them, it was the bearers way of saying that the government should uphold the Constitution. They were upset, because Santa Anna and the Mexican government had locked Stephen F. Austin up.
Some of the conditions requested by Mexico to immigrate into Texas included to pledge allegiance to Mexico and observe the Mexican Law and customs. Most settlers not only didn't observe these laws, such as slavery banning, but also openly became defiant against Mexico's government. The Mexican government became aware that Anglo immigrants didn't integrate to the Texian society -- they built their own towns, away from Mexican settlements -- and their proportion was becoming ten Anglos per one Mexican. Hence, they limited the number of immigrants.
Mexican government encouraged Americans to settle in Texas because the Mexican government hoped Americans would develop the land.
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It did; however population was so light at the time, Mexico needed additional settlements to prevent Native American raids from the north. Thus the Mexican government relaxed its immigration policies, allowing American citizens to settle in Texas.
The Law issued by Mexican government that bannedU.S. immigration to Texas, made it illegal to import slaves to Texas, and createdcustom duties on U.S. imports; angered many Texas colonist and led to further conflict with the Mexican government. Tracey Nichole Gordon.
To populate the northern territories and fend off Native American attacks.