Unit 4: Mexican Colonization and the Empresario System

What is one effect of the Mexican Independence?

• Establishing Catholic Missions

• Immigration to the U.S. became bigger

• Hidalgo gave the “Grito de Dolors”

• Sam Houston helped free Spanish

“My children: a new dispensation comes to us today. Will you receive it? Will you free yourselves? Will you recover the lands stolen three hundred years ago from your forefathers by the hated Spaniards?” Who said this? Why did they say this?

• Sam F. Houston, to free the Native Americans

• Green DeWitt, wanted to buy the Louisiana Purchase

• Father Miguel Hidalgo, wanted Mexican Independence

• Moses Austin, wanted to establish 300 families in Texas

Why did Mexico have beef with Spain?

• For political, economical, and social reasons

• Mexico wanted freedom

• Spain wanted control of Texas

• The Anglos wanted more land

Why was Father Miguel Hidalgo important?

• He wanted Mexican Independence.

• He wanted to establish Catholic churches.

• He wanted to be homecoming Prince.

• He wanted to sail to Spain.

What did Jose Gutierrez de Lara want?

• To colonize Spain

• To bring Texas and USA together

• To help with Mexican independence

• To bring people to the U.S.

What did Martin de Leon do?

• Gained Mexican independence

• Settled Mexicans in Texas

• Brought a 1000 families to settle in Texas

• Made sure that land grants were given to Empresarios

What kind of people did Stephen F. Austin want with him?

• People that were into religion, specifically Catholics

• People that liked to gamble and drink

• People who were morally good

• People who did not like slavery

Who carved “GTT” on their doors?

• Anglos

• Spanish

• French

• Native Americans

Presidios are known to be from which settlement?

• French

• Native Americans

• Mexicans

• Spanish

Age of contact came up with-

• Exploration of Texas by Europeans and Spanish

• Missions and presidios were built

• Empresarios brought families over