FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Detailed explanation-1: -Following Mexico’s independence in 1821, the Mexican government used the empresario system to commission empresarios who could settle Texas. These entrepreneurs coordinated family groups that wanted to settle in Northern Texas. The empresario system offered land grants to settle Catholic families in the region.
Detailed explanation-2: -Empresarios worked to bring settlers who would develop Texas for the Mexican government. In exchange, those settlers would receive title to land – a resource that was abundant.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many of the Anglo settlers owned slaves. All colonists were expected to become naturalized Mexican citizens, and they were also supposed to follow the state religion.
Detailed explanation-4: -After Mexican independence in 1821, the Mexican government contracted “empresarios” or land agents to aid the settlement of Texas. Each empresario agreed to settle a specific number of Catholic families on a defined land grant within six years.