People Flashcards
Marques de Rubi
Was sent to inspect all of the missions in Texas to see if they were necessary.
Bernardo de Gálvez
Was a Spanish military governor of Louisiana who aided the Americans in the war effort by: Allowing American ships to use ports in New Orleans, gave supplies and money, and led Spanish troops against the British along the coast.
Philip Nolan
Was the First Filibuster who Came to Texas to capture wild horses, was banned because the Spanish thought he was an American spy, came back, and was killed by the Spanish.
Father Miguel Hidalgo
He called for Mexican citizens to fight for independence from Spain.
Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara and Augustus Magee
They created the Republican Army of the North.
Jean Lafitte
He moved to Galveston claiming to support the rebels, but he was more interested in stealing valuable Spanish cargo
Dr. James Long
The group declared Texas independent and elected Dr. James Long as its president.
Moses Austin
Came up with an idea to bring Anglo American families to settle in Texas.
Stephen F. Austin
The first empresario in Texas and continued his fathers work by settling 300 families from the United States. They are known as the “Old Three Hundred”.
Green DeWitt
An important American empresario who settled 166 American families and founded the town of Gonzales.
Martin De Leon
A Mexican empresario who settled 200 Mexican families in South Texas. He and his wife founded the town of Victoria.
Gil Y’Barbo
Founded Nacogdoches
