USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The main area of Austin’s Colony was located in southeast Texas within an area bounded by the Lavaca and San Jacinto rivers, the San Antonio Road, and the coast. A small settlement, called the “little colony, ” was also established along the Colorado River above the San Antonio Road, near the present-day city of Austin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Austin began by traveling to San Antonio in August 1821 to discuss the colony with Governor Martínez. The next month he began exploring Texas to find a good site for the colony. He chose the coastal plain between the Colorado River and the Brazos River. The region had rich soil, access to water, and a warm climate.

Detailed explanation-3: -SAN FELIPE DE AUSTIN, TEXAS. San Felipe de Austin, on the west bank of the Brazos River at the Old San Antonio Road crossing, a site now on Interstate Highway 10 two miles east of Sealy in southeastern Austin County, was founded in 1824 by Stephen F. Austin as the unofficial capital of his colony.

Detailed explanation-4: -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 isolated northern state.