People Flashcards
Who was Stephen F. Austin?
The first empresario in Texas
Who was Jose Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara?
The person who created the Republican Army
Who was Philip Nolan?
He was the first American filibuster
Who was the “Grandfather of Texas”
Moses Austin
What did Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla do?
He gave the Grito de Dolores speech which inspired people to fight for Mexican independence
What did Bernardo de Galvez do?
He helped the Americans gain independence from England
Who were empresarios?
Land agents that helped to bring in settlers to an area
Who was the “Father of Texas”
Stephen F. Austin
Who was Marques de Rubi?
He was the king’s inspector
What did Gil Y’Barbo do?
He led settlers back to East Texas without permission
Who was known as the Father of Mexican Independence?
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Who was Jean Lafitte?
He was a pirate that stole Spanish cargo
Who was Dr. James Long?
He was the last filibuster in Texas
Who was Agustin de Iturbide?
He was the person that made a plan to establish a Mexican empire
Who was Green DeWitt?
He was a American empresario that settled 166 American families and founded the town of Gonzales
Who was Martin De Leon?
He was a Mexican empresario who settled 200 Mexican families in South Texas
