Unit 3: Mexican National Era

Mexican National Era (Revolution and Empresarios)

empresario

A person who had been granted the right to settle on land in exchange for recruiting and taking responsibility for new settlers.

colony

a settlement of people

Moses Austin

In 1820, he proposed to the Spanish Governor of Texas to bring 300 families to Texas. He returned to Missouri to get his settlers, but died before his dream could be realized.

Ermaso Seguin

Postmaster and business man who helped Austin get land grants from Mexican officials

Stephen F. Austin

Known as the "Father of Texas." He took over his father's land grant to start a colony in Texas. He recruited families in 1821, and within four years, he brought nearly 300 families to his colony.

Martin de Leon

He was a rancher and empresario who received permission to form a colony in Texas in 1824. He established his colony and founded the town which is today the city of Victoria.

Green DeWitt

An empresario who was allowed to bring 400 colonists to settle at Gonzales on the Guadalupe River. He is considered the second most influential empresario after Stephen F. Austin.

Old Three Hundred

This term refers to the first 300 families who received land grants to settle in Stephen F. Austin's colony.

Colonization Law of 1824

This allowed Anglo settlers to move to Texas.

Colonization Law of 1825

This law promoted colonization and immigration to Texas. New settlers did not have to pay taxes for 10 years. Only requirements were to be Catholic and Mexican citizens of good character.

Mexican Constitution of 1824

This constitution made Mexico a republic. Power was shared between the state and national government. Mexico was reorganized into 19 states and 5 territories.

GTT

Anglo Americans would leave signs on their property or homes that said, "Gone To Texas". They were in search of new areas to settle.

1821

Mexico is independent from spain

Immigration

People who come to a country to settle.

Filibusters

An adventurer who engages in a privet rebellion activity in a foreign country.

Mexican National Era 1821-1836

The era in Texas history that includes mexican independence, filibusters, and empresarios bringing the first american settlers to Texas.

Land Grant

area of land granted to empresarios in exchange for bringing american settlers to live on the land.

Cheap land

Primary reason for Anglo Americans and Mexicans migrate to Mexican Texas in the 1820s

Tejano

a spanish american living in Texas.

militia

volunteer soldiers

San Felipe de Austin

capital of Austin's colony; center of colony

Peninsulare

Both parents from Spain, born in Spain

Criollo

Both parents from Spain, born in Mexico

Mestizo

One Spanish parent, one Native American parent

Miguel Hidalgo

Father of Mexican Independence - Mexican priest who established independence movement among American Indians and mestizos in 1810

Grito de Dolores

Speech by Miguel Hidalgo that convinced many people fight for independence.

Battle of Medina

Location of the bloodiest battle in Texas History. Mexican rebels suffered major defeat by Spanish army.

Gutierrez-Magee Expedition

group of filibusters who wanted to free Texas from Spain. Travelled to Washington DC looking for US support. They were defeated in the battle of Medina

How did Anglo colonization of Texas differ from Spanish colonization of Texas?

land grants vs mission system

The colony established by Martín De León differed from the Green DeWitt colony because it was

Martin Deleon was all mexican settlers

1810

Year the Mexican War for Independence began