the Comanche where the main problem for the Spanish to colonize Texas
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to colonize, claim land and build missions!
They were basically unsuccessful and the Spanish responded with building more missions.
The name of Austin had been changed from Waterloo in honor of Stephen F. Austin, who brought in 300 families from the United States to colonize Texas and who is known as the Father of Texas.
Because the American settlers allowed by the Mexican government to colonize Texas eventually revolted and won their independence. When the US annexed Texas, such action provoked Mexico into war. When Mexico lost such war, it also lost the whole states of California, Nevada, Utah and Texas, as well as parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico and Kansas.
The Mexicans and the Texans were fighting over the land of Texas for more land to colonize for the nation of the United States.
They had every right but didn't bother with it until France made an effort to do so.
The Texas Revolution (1835-1836), when Anglo settlers who helped colonize Texas on behalf of the Mexican government split up to conform the Republic of Texas. See related questions for further detail.
The Texas Revolution (1835-1836), when Anglo settlers who helped colonize Texas on behalf of the Mexican government split up to conform the Republic of Texas. See related questions for further detail.
Why did Mexican officials want to bring more settlers to Texas?because they were trying to colonize Texas and make it part of Mexico.
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.