people and events
Known as the “Father of Texas”, this empresario was responsible for facilitating the settlement of many Anglos in Texas
Stephen F. Austin
This group of Americans, 297 in all, were among the first Anglos to settle in Texas.
The Old 300
Built by the Spanish in 1718, it would eventually be the largest settlement in Texas, home to many Tejanos, as well as others
San Antonio De Bexar
The capital of the colony established by American Green DeWitt, a friend of Stephen F. Austin
Gonzales
PURPOSE OF SPANISH SETTLEMENT
To secure Spanish control
over Texas; to procure
resources including gold
and silver
He was the founder of the only colony primarily settled by Mexican/Tejano settlers– he established a 22,00-acre ranch, as well as the town of Victoria.
Martin De Leon
An influential Mexican who represented Texas during the writing of the 1824 Constitution of Mexico, and was pivotal in the drafting of the Colonization Law of 1824
Erasmo Seguin
The capital of the colony established by Stephen F. Austin, this settlement was built along the Brazos River
San Felipe
The capital of the colony founded by Mexican empresario Martin De Leon– this settlement (and his colony) would be the only one to be primarily settled by Mexicans/Tejanos
Victoria
PURPOSE OF MEXICAN SETTLEMENT
To increase the population
in Texas; to protect the
borders of Northern
Mexico
The son-in-law of an empresario, he became an important Tejano leader during the 1820s and 1830s, including leading the colony’s militia
Rafael Manchola
This law, specifically created guidelines for settlement of Anglo settlement in Texas, including prohibiting settlers from obtaining land too close to national borders and/or the coast
Colonization Law of 1824
Originally the settlement near presidio La Bahia, this city was renamed in honor of Father Miguel Hidalgo
Goliad
The capital of the Mexican Republic and
seat of the government of the country
Mexico City
PURPOSE OF ANGLO SETTLEMENT
To increase the population in Texas; to be able to afford land that they would not have been able to purchase in the United States
This law, made specifically for the state of Coahuila y Texas, opened Texas up to additional settlers from the U.S.
Colonization Law of 1825
This empresario would fail to fulfill the contract he had made with the Mexican government– and his colony experienced frequent boundary conflicts with their neighbors.
Green DeWitt
The town founded by unhappy evacuees from the town of Bucareli– it had been largely abandoned after the Mexican War of Independence
Nacogdoches
An extremely long trade route that
connected East Texas to Mexico City,
originally built by the Spanish in the
1700s
El Camino Real
METHOD OF SPANISH SETTLEMENT
The mission and presidios systems
This decree was signed by President Vicente Guerrero in 1829 and created a great deal of tension between Tejanos/ the Mexican government, and the Anglo settlers in Texas
The Abolition of Slavery
This immigrant to Texas would help to secure the first empresario contract that would be issued to an American, and would serve as a land agent in another empresario’s colony
Baron de Bastrop
The capital of the “Little Colony" established by Stephen F. Austin, it was not as successful as his original colony
Bastrop
An important port along the coast of
the Gulf of Mexico, which was used for
importing and exporting goods in and
out of Texas
MATAGORDA
METHOD OF MEXICAN SETTLEMENTS
The empresario system; support for the large settlements already existing in Texas;encouraging Mexicans to settle there; development of farms and ranches