USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Hoping to recover from bankruptcy with a bold scheme of colonization, Moses Austin meets with Spain authorities in San Antonio to ask permission for 300 Anglo-American families to settle in Texas. A native of Durham, Connecticut, Austin had been a successful merchant in Philadelphia and Virginia.

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: -2 Moses Austin The first Anglo American to get permission from Spain to bring American settlers to Texas. Went to Texas to ask the Spanish government if he could have a contract to bring Americans to settle Texas.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.