Age of Empresarios

1820

• Moses Austin travels to Texas after his business is ruined.

1821

• Spain approves Moses Austin's request to bring American settlers to Texas.
• Moses Austin dies.
• Stephen F. Austin takes up his his fathers cause.
• American settlers begin arriving in Texas.

1822

• Stephen F. Austin travels to Mexico City.

1823

• The Mexican congress passes a general colonization law.
• Stephen F. Austin is given a contract to Seattle 300 families.

1824

• Mexico adopts a constitution and becomes a republic.
• Texas and Coahulia become one state.
• San Felipe de Austin becomes the capital of Austin's colony.

1825

• Stephen F. Austin largely completes his contract to bring 300 settlers to Texas.
• A new state colonization law allows foreigners to settle in Texas.
• Green Dewitt receives permission to settle 400 family's in Texas.

1827

• Stephen F. Austin is granted a third contract.