Moses Austin

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Moses Austin was an American empresario and pioneer whose plans to colonize Texas were carried out by his son, Stephen F. Austin, helping lay the groundwork for Anglo-American settlement in the region.

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Moses Austin canonical 2

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instanceOf American empresario
person
pioneer
activity developed lead mining operations in Missouri
associatedWith Missouri lead mining industry
Spanish Texas
birthDate 1761-10-04
birthPlace Connecticut Colony
surface form: Colony of Connecticut

Durham, Connecticut NERFINISHED
burialPlace Potosi, Missouri NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness following his return from Texas
citizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
deathDate 1821-06-10
deathPlace Missouri Territory
economicActivity land development
lead smelting
era early 19th century
late 18th century
event traveled to San Antonio de Béxar in 1820 to request a colonization grant
familyRelation father of the "Father of Texas" Stephen F. Austin
founded Potosi, Missouri ONNED1
grantedBy Spanish government of Texas
grantedRole empresario in Spanish Texas
grantPurpose to settle 300 American families in Texas
influenced Anglo-American settlement of Texas
knownFor early Anglo-American colonization plans for Texas
securing an empresario grant from Spanish authorities to settle families in Texas
laterResidence Missouri Territory ONNED1
Spanish Louisiana
legacy considered a key forerunner of the Texas empresario system
metWith Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop
surface form: Baron de Bastrop

Governor Antonio María Martínez
movedTo Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Potosi, Missouri
Richmond, Virginia ONNED1
Wythe County, Virginia NERFINISHED
name Moses Austin self-link
nationalityAtBirth British colonial American
occupation businessman
land speculator
lead miner
parentOf Stephen F. Austin
plansCarriedOutBy Stephen F. Austin ONNED1
religion Protestant
spouse Mary Brown Austin

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Stephen F. Austin father Moses Austin
Moses Austin name Moses Austin self-link