Mexican National Era

Question 1

A land agent who sells Spanish land to foreigners.

Answer 1

Empresario

Question 2

In 1820 Moses Austin traveled to San Antonio to get permission from the Spanish government to bring 300 Anglo American families to Texas.
The Spanish government rejected him. They thought he would bring in more filibusters.

Answer 2

“The Texas Venture”

Question 3

After being rejected by the Spanish government. Austin meets Baron de Bastrop. Bastrop was impressed with Austin’s idea and uses his experience with the Spanish government to convince the Spanish to grant Austin’s request to bring 300 settlers to Spanish Texas.

Why was he significant:
Assisted Moses Austin in getting his Texas Venture contract approved by the Spanish government.

Answer 3

Baron de Bastrop

“The Texas Venture” cont..

Question 4

Site chosen by Stephen F. Austin with the help of Erasmo Seguin.

Located between the Colorado and Brazos rivers.

Region has rich soil, access to water, and a warm climate.

Brazos River area is known to have excellent farmland.

Proves to be a wise choice for a settlement for SFA

Answer 4

San Felipe