USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Austin received an empresario contract in the state. Under the Imperial Colonization Law of 1823, Austin could bring 300 colonists from the United States and each rancher could receive one league of land (4, 428 acres), while each farmer received one labor (177.7 acres).

Detailed explanation-2: -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-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: -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: -Austin’s primary intention was to create a trading venture on the coast of Texas to allow the United States to trade with New Spain. On December 23, 1820, Austin arrived in San Antonio to begin negotiations with the Spanish government to establish a trading post.