USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In 1821, the governor asked Austin’s friend, Erasmo Seguín, to give him the news that he had been awarded a land grant and permission to settle three hundred families in Texas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Austin’s Colony was the first and largest Anglo-American settlement in Mexican Texas and was established by Stephen F. Austin in 1821. It was authorized by the Mexican government and allowed for the introduction of 300 families into Texas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Moses Austin (1761–1821), was the founder of the American lead industry and the first man to obtain permission to bring Anglo-American settlers into Spanish Texas.

Detailed explanation-5: -When Moses Austin first arrived in San Antonio requesting permission to colonize, his petition was denied by Govenor Antonio Martinez. Bastrop, who had previously met Ausin in New Orleans, intervened on Austin’s behalf and Austin’s petition was granted.