HIST 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Empresario, Benjamin Lundy, Anastasio Bustamante
30 Sep 2016
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If annexed it would stimulate more immigration and would be able to sell land at a profit: u. s. creditors could not cross into texas to collect debts. Provided an opportunity to start over: empresarios: land agents/recruiters/middle-men. Settlers would be given title by appointed state land commissioner. Ayuntamiento (council: health & welfare of residents) Militia led by austin to defend colony against attacks and to keep: defense peace. Martin de leon: received permission from authorities to establish a colony on the banks of the guadalupe river in 1824, named colony guadalupe victoria. Modern-day victoria: causes conflict with fellow empresario (dewitt) River: inspired by austin"s success, granted empresario grant in 1825 for another settlement on guadalupe, had numerous disputes about boundary with de leon, settlement named gonzalez, received authority to settle 400 families. Sara and daughter naomi cut up naomi"s wedding dress to make the. Haden edwards: adjacent to austin"s colony (1825) Included nacogdoches: state cancels edward"s contract in 1826.
