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Norse explorer Erik the Red established this settlement, followed by the Western Settlement c. 985. 1000 L'Anse aux Meadows: Newfoundland and Labrador: Canada: First European settlement in the New World. Norse explorer Leif Ericson established a settlement on this site in 1003. 1050 Motul: Yucatán: Mexico 1054 Antiguo Cuscatlan: La Libertad ...
April 6: The Mexican Congress passes the Law of 1830. It prohibits settlement in Texas by immigrants from the U.S.; establishes military installations in Anglo colonies of Central and East Texas ...
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Steven Austin. A young immigrant from Missouri who established the first legal American settlement in Texas in 1822. He was successful in recruiting immigrants to Texas. (Austin, Texas is named for him) Sam Houston. Commander of the Texas army at the battle of San Jacinto; later elected president of the Republic of Texas. John Fremont ...
Nannie Webb Curtis. Moses Austin (October 4, 1761 – June 10, 1821) was an American businessman and pioneer who played a large part in the development of the lead industry in the early United States, especially in southwest Virginia and Missouri. He was the father of Stephen F. Austin, one of the earliest American settlers of Texas, which was ...
American Settlers Move to Texas. After the 1819 Adams-Onís Treaty defined the U.S.-Mexico boundary, Spain began actively encouraging Americans to settle their northern province. Texas was sparsely settled, and the few Mexican farmers and ranchers who lived there were under constant threat of attack by hostile Native tribes, especially the ...
Oct 5, 2024 · Texas State Cemetary - Stephen Fuller Austin (Oct. 05, 2024) Stephen 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.
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Stephen Austin established dozens of communities and brought thousands of settlers into the Mexican province of Texas. While Austin was loyal and committed to the Mexican Republic, by the early 1840s he was leery of the unstable Mexican government and advocated for the independence of Texas. A full transcript is available. Excerpt
