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Texas Empresarios: Pioneers of Migration

Explore how Austin's colony and Mexico's New Colonization Laws influenced immigration to Texas, including Empresarios and their promises of cheap land. Learn about key figures like Green Dewitt, Martin de León, and Stephen F. Austin in shaping Texas history.

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Texas Empresarios: Pioneers of Migration

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  1. Chapter 8: Americans Settle in Texas Section 4: The Empresarios

  2. Bellwork How did Austin’s colony affect immigration to Texas?

  3. Mexico’s New Colonization Laws • Colonization Law of 1824 • Allowed each Mexican state to set up its own policies • Restricted new U.S. immigrants from settling near the nation’s borders or along the coast

  4. Mexico’s New Colonization Laws • 1824: State of Coahuila y Texas formed Coahuila y Texas Flag

  5. Mexico’s New Colonization Laws • Tejanos wanted to see Texas grow • Settlers would improve the economy • Provide extra defense against the Indians

  6. Mexico’s New Colonization Laws • Tejanos wanted to see Texas grow • New settlements would raise land values • New markets for Tejano merchants

  7. Mexico’s New Colonization Laws • 1825: State Colonization Law of 1825 enacted—opened Texas up to more immigration • Empresarios—business people who promoted migration to Texas colonies

  8. Mexico’s New Colonization Laws • The empresarios made promises of cheap lands in order to attract settlers to Texas.

  9. To which modern day occupation could the empresarios be compared? Real Estate Agents

  10. Mexico’s New Colonization Laws • State Colonization Law • Empresarios received 67,000 acres of land for every 200 families they brought to Texas • The head of each household could receive 4,428 acres for $30 • No taxes for 10 years

  11. The Dewitt and de León Colonies • Green Dewitt’s colony: • 1825: receives grant to settle 400 families in Texas • Located colony within the Gulf Coast Plain and the Post Oak Belt

  12. The Dewitt and de León Colonies • Green Dewitt: made Gonzales the capital of his colony Green Dewitt

  13. The Dewitt and de León Colonies • Martin de León’s colony: • 1824: received permission to establish a colony along the lower Guadalupe River • Main town was Victoria • 1834: 300+ people in settlement

  14. The Dewitt and de León Colonies • Martin de León: brought primarily Mexican settlers to Texas Martin de León

  15. Austin’s Contributions to Texas • Mexican government granted 40+ empresario contracts • 1834: 21,000+ settlers lived in Texas

  16. Austin’s Contributions to Texas • Austin: most important of the empresarios • Brought more than 1,500 families to Texas

  17. Austin’s Contributions to Texas • Stephen F. Austin: known today as the Father of Texas Stephen F. Austin

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