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Bookmark or Share- Stephen Austin | Texas Colonizer, Empresario & StatesmanStephen Austin (born November 3, 1793, Austinville, Virginia, U.S.—died December 27, 1836, Columbia, Republic of Texas [now West Columbia, Texas]) was the founder in the 1820s of the principal settlements of English-speaking people in Texas when that territory was still part of Mexico.. Raised on the Missouri frontier, Austin was educated at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky ...
- Stephen F. Austin and Anglo-American TexasStephen F. Austin and Anglo-American Texas In 1820, Moses Austin (1761-1821), an innovator of the American lead industry, traveled to San Antonio from his home in Missouri hoping to gain permission to establish a colony in what was then Spanish Texas. Austin visited the governor of the province in Bexar and sat for an “examination” or interview where he explained his
- Stephen F. Austin, Founding Father of Texan Independence - ThoughtCoBiography of Stephen F. Austin, Founding Father of Texan Independence. Stephen F. Austin (November 3, 1793–December 27, 1836) was a lawyer, settler, and administrator who played a key role in the secession of Texas from Mexico. He brought hundreds of U.S. families into Texas on behalf of the Mexican government, which wished to populate the ...
- Stephen F. Austin - WikiwandStephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American-born empresario. Known as the " Father of Texas " and the founder of Anglo Texas, he led the second and, ultimately, the successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families and their slaves from the United States to the Tejas region of Mexico in 1825.
- Stephen F. Austin - WikipediaStephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American-born empresario.Known as the "Father of Texas" and the founder of Anglo Texas, he led the second and, ultimately, the successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families and their slaves from the United States to the Tejas region of Mexico in 1825.Born in Virginia and raised in southeastern Missouri ...
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