UNIT4 Mexican National Era

Original Anglo American settlers to immigrate to Texas Old 300 Empresario Original Anglo American settlers to immigrate to Texas a land agent whose job is to bring in new settlers to an area

Spanish Mexican cowboys in Mexico-Texas area vaquero Filibusters Spanish Mexican cowboys in Mexico-Texas area Americans that drifted to Texas to see if Texas could be taken from Spanish control.

Mexican Revolutionary Spanish Loyalist Mexican rebels and Texans who wanted independence from Spain Spanish soldiers and others who sided with Spanish govt. in defeating the Mexican Rebels

rebellion against the current government in order to overthrow it immigration revolution To move to a new land or country rebellion against the current government in order to overthrow it

Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costillo independence Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costillo Freedom from control of the ruling government or country Mexican religious figure who began the first rebellion of the Mexican Revolution; executed by Spanish royal army

José Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara Battle of Medina 1813 Mexican revolutionary (rebel) who tried with American Augustus Magee to free Texas from Spanish rule After Gutierrez victories in Texas, Mexican Gen. Arrondondo reclaimed the area for Spain at this battle and executed all Texas “republicans”

Moses Austin Stephen F. Austin First Anglo American to secure permission from Spain to settle colonies in Texas 1821 Moses Austin’s son who became empresario for the first successful large Anglo colony in Texas 1823

Martin De León James Long East Texas- U.S. versus Spanish boundary dispute American filibuster who tried to free East Texas from Spain and claim it for U.S. 1819 early Texas empresario who started an Texas colony of Mexicans along the Guadalupe River 1805

Green deWitt Erasmo Seguín DeWitt Colony 2nd most successful Texas empresario; established town of Gonzales in Southwest Texas Accompanied Stephen F Austin to Mexico as language interpreter for permission from Spanish Gov. for Anglo American colony in Texas

1819 U.S. and Spain settle boundary dispute Louisiana Purchase Adams - Onís Treaty 1803 U.S. buys Louisiana territory and questions if Texas land is part of it 1819 U.S. and Spain settle boundary dispute Spain gets Texas U.S. gets Florida