1. Important Empresarios of Texas

2. Moses Austin Given permission by Spain to settle in Texas
Had to ask Mexico after they won their independence from Spain
He died before being able to accomplish his goal of settling in Texas.

3. Stephen F. Austin The son of Moses Austin Wanted to become a lawyer
Carried out his father’s dream of settling in Texas by bringing the “Old 300” to Texas
Our capital is named after him

4. So, who were the “Old 300?”
The first 300 families who came to Texas with Stephen F. Austin were known as the “Old Three Hundred.”

5. When and where did they settle?
The Old Three Hundred settled in Texas in between the Brazos and Colorado Rivers.

6. What did they gain there?
They received land grants from the Mexican government to settle in exchange for agreeing to respect the Catholic religion and obey Mexican laws.

7. Don Martin de Leon He and his wife were Tejanos.
Brought 200 people to settle what is now present day Victoria, TX