Texas Empresarios

Who is Stephen F. Austin?

• The Father of Mexico

• The Father of Spain

• The Father of Texas

• The Father of America

What was Stephen F. Austin famous for? 

• He was known as the "father of Texas".

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

• About 30 men in Texas history hold this title.

• 
  De Leon won the right to expand his territory and welcome 150 more families to a new home in Texas.

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

• Martin de Leon

• Stephen F. Austin

• Both de Leon and Austin

• Neither de Leon nor Austin

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

• San Felipe de Austin

• Guadalupe, Victoria

• The Old Three Hundred
• The Modern Thousand

Who was the first MEXICAN empresario to Texas?

• Martin de Leon

• Stephen F. Austin

• both men

• neither men

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

What did the job of an empresario involve?

• establishing a new settlement

• dividing up the land to conquer

• enforcing new laws for the community

• ALL OF THE ANSWERS

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

• Martin de Leon

• Stephen F. Austin

• both men

• neither men