USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -During the Mexican national era, enslaved people of African descent were brought to Texas by the Anglo-American settlers introduced into Texas by Stephen F. Austin and other empresarios, land agents authorized by the Mexican government to help settle Texas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most enslaved people in Texas were brought by white families from the southern United States. Some enslaved people came through the domestic slave trade, which was centered in New Orleans. A smaller number of enslaved people were brought via the international slave trade, though this had been illegal since 1806.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first person of African heritage to arrive in Texas was Estevanico, who came to Texas in 1528.

Detailed explanation-4: -Over the following centuries, while many other Africans were brought to New Spain as enslaved people, many free blacks came to Spanish Texas as soldiers, settlers, and craftsmen.