Texas Empresarios

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Who is Stephen F. Austin?

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The Father of Texas

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What was Stephen F. Austin famous for?

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He was famous for being an empresario, and bringing 300 families, The Old Three Hundred, to settle in present day Texas.

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Who was the empresario who established a colony of more than 100 families in Texas in the early 1820s?

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Stephen F. Austin

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What was the name of the thriving little city created by Stephen F. Austin?

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San Felipe de Austin

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Who was the first MEXICAN empresario to Texas?

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Martin de Leon

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_______ is a deadly disease that took the life of Martin de Leon.

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cholera

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What did the job of an empresario involve?

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establishing a new settlement, dividing up the land to conquer, enforcing new laws for the community

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Which empresario established a colony near present day Victoria, Texas?

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Martin de Leon