History of stephen f austin

Stephen Fuller Austin

November 3, 1793–December 27, 1836

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Austin wrote, "I have learned patience in the hard School of an Empresario." That was six years after Austin brought his first settlers to Texas. Colonizing Texas would become his life's work, but without his patience and years of sacrifice, Texas as we know it today might not exist.

Austin came to Texas in 1821 to continue his father's work.

History of stephen f austin

Moses Austin received permission to bring Anglo colonists into Spanish Texas but before his plan took shape, Moses Austin died. His dying wish was for his son Stephen to fulfill the dream. The opportunities he found were real and so were the challenges.

The government of Mexico was in upheaval, the colonists were stubborn, and American Indians resisted the seizure of their lands.

Despite this, Austin's colonies prospered.

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The new Texans began to resent the Mexican government. In 1834, Mexican officials arrested Austin, hoping to prevent a rebellion. It