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Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American-born empresario.Known as the "Father of Texas" and the founder of Anglo Texas, [1] [2] he led the second and, ultimately, the successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families and their slaves from the United States to the Tejas region of Mexico in 1825.
Stephen F. Austin was commander of the existing unpaid volunteer Texian army, and at his urging [8] the Consultation of 1835 convened in San Felipe de Austin on November 3 of that year. Their creation of a provisional government based on the 1824 constitution [ 9 ] established the General Council as a legislative body with each municipality ...
Stephen F. Austin delivered the convention's resolutions to Mexico City. Immediately after Santa Anna had taken office in April, he had handed over all decision-making authority to his vice president, Valentín Gómez Farías, and retired to the countryside. Farías enacted many federalist reforms, which angered citizens and army leaders. [38]
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel has periodically offered pop-up meals inspired an Oct. 12, 1929 menu for The Austin restaurant in the hotel, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
Stephen F. Austin is probably the best known and most successful empresario in Texas. The first group of colonists, known as the Old Three Hundred , arrived in 1822 and settled along the Brazos River , ranging from the Gulf of Mexico to near present-day Dallas .
Stephen F. Austin is a full-length statue in marble.It shows Austin standing on slightly uneven ground with his left foot forward, looking up and ahead into the distance. The lowered hands hold a partially unrolled scroll, meant to represent a map, while a Kentucky long rifle leans against the left hip and l
Stephen F. Austin beat a team badly enough to bend the fabric of time on Thursday.. By the end of the first half, the Lumberjacks were up 70-0 against North American University, an NAIA school in ...
Stephen F. Austin was elected president of the convention. On October 1, 1832, 55 delegates met in San Felipe de Austin; [17] attendance may have been diminished due to the short notice. [18] The gathering marked the first time residents from each of the colonies had convened to discuss common goals. [17]