USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1821, Moses Austin received the first empresario contract from Spain for 300 families. However, he died in June of that year. His son, Stephen F. Austin, took over his father’s work and renegotiated that contract with the Mexican government, receiving their permission to settle those 300 families in 1823.

Detailed explanation-2: -Moses Austin, founder of the American lead industry and the first man to obtain permission to bring Anglo-American settlers into Spanish Texas, son of Elias and Eunice (Phelps) Austin, was born in Durham, Connecticut, on October 4, 1761. He was in the fifth generation of his line of Austins in America.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ever the schemer, he developed a plan to establish an American colony in Spanish Texas. In 1820, he traveled to San Antonio, where the Baron de Bastrop convinced the Spanish governor to approve Austin’s plan. Austin soon received a land grant in what is now the state of Texas.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1820, he traveled to San Antonio to request a land grant from the Spanish governor, who initially turned him down. Austin persisted and was finally granted permission to settle 300 Anglo families on 200, 000 acres of Texas land.

Detailed explanation-5: -Based on De Bastrop’s recommendation, the Governor reversed his earlier position and approved Austin’s proposal to bring 300 Anglo settlers to Texas. He would receive 200, 000 acres of his choosing as a site for the settlement. Elated, Austin headed back to Missouri to recruit settlers for his new venture.