Spanish Mission
San Antonio De Valero Complete
1718
Colonizing Texas
people came to Texas to claim cheap land
Stephen F Austin
Father of Texas, brought 900 families to Texas
Law of April 6th 1830
Stop immigrants coming to Texas from the US
Santa Anna
Mexican Settlement in Texas
Provide land grants
Anglo Settlers
came for land grants
Moses Austin
Father of SFA and died before completing his contract
Meir Y Teran Report
told Mexico to get more control of Texas
Remember the Alamo
Travis Letter inspired soldiers to keep fighting
A Mission (in relation to the Spanish)
Religious community
How Spain settled Texas
Mission systems and enslaving native americans
Martin De Leon
founded the city of victoria
Battle of Gonzales
"Come and Take it"
First battle of the Revolution
Travis Letter
asked for more reinforcements and told the people of Texas he would never surrender
Francisco Hildalgo
Missionary who brough Catholicism
How Mexico settled Texas
Empresario system and land grants
Green DeWitt
second most successful emprasario
Convention of 1836
Texas Declaration of Independence
Battle of San Jacinto
Treaty of Velasco
Battle of the Alamo
Santa Anna defeats the Texians and it becomes a rally cry for Texans
Negative effects of Missions
sickness and disease killing off almost the entire people
Mission system failed
the missions system failed due to illness, disease, and attack from native americans
Arrest
Stephen F Austin was arrested after sending letters to his colony and Santa Anna considered this treason
Sam Houston
Battle of San Jacinto
San Jacinto
Sam Houston defeats Santa Anna and captures him
He signs the Treaty of Velasco, officially making Texas Independent