Explorers, Filibusters, & Empresarios

Father Miguel Hidalgo

• Priest who started the Mexican Revolution

• The first filibuster in Texas

• An Olympic marathon runner

• Horse theif

Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara

• Continued Hidalgo's work by asking the US for help.

• A concert pianist

• Friar who founded the first mission

• Dog trainer to the king of Spain 

Augustus Magee

• Joined Gutierrez de Lara in the fight for Mexican Indepdence

• Domesticated the first guinea pig.

• The last of the filibusters

• Priest who called for the Meixcan Revolution 

Jean Lafitte

• French pirate

• French chef

• French movie star

• French friar

James Long

• The last filibuster

• The viceroy of Spain

• Pirate who took over Galveston Island

• Conquistador who defeated the Aztec Empire

Christopher Columbus

• Discovered North and South America for the Spanish

• Shipwrecked attempting to establish a colony in Lousiana. Killed by his own men.

• Defeated the Aztec Empire

• Created the first map of Texas.

Coronado

• Searched for the seven cities of Cibola (gold and silver)

• Created the first map of Texas

• Shipwrecked and lived among Native Americans where he became a respected member of their society

• Discovered North and South America in 1492

La Salle

• French fur trader famous for his prized beaver pelts

• Shipwrecked trying to find the mouth of the Mississippi River. Killed by his own men.

• Mapped Texas for the first time

• Was the first person to see the Rocky Mountains

Moses Austin

• Dreamed of starting a settlement in Texas. Died and had to ask his son to carry on his legacy.

• Parted the Red Sea so the Jews could escape from Egypt.

• The first person to live in Austin, Texas.

• Discovered North and South America in 1492.

Stephen F. Austin

• Father of Texas

• Brought 300 Anglo Americans to Texas to settle.

• Carried on his father's dying wish

• All the above