Empresario Notes After Mexico won its independence from

Empresario Notes After Mexico won its independence from Spain, they used the empresario system to populate Texas Empresario system: system used by Mexico to populate Texas

Mexico would give contracts to the empresario to bring settlers to Texas Empresario - given a contract to bring settlers to Texas, ran the colony Empersarios were mainly Americans › Martin de Leon – was the only Mexican empresario › Some were Europeans Brought many settlers to Texas but faced Indian attacks, disease and other problems

Green De. Witt was from Missouri Received a grant to settle 400 families in Texas

Location On the fertile soil of the Gulf Coastal Plain Along the Guadalupe River

• His colony was near present-day Gonzales

Gonzales County Courthouse

Hardships Housing was not good (crude log cabins) No schools or churches Attacks by the Karankawa Little variety of food All documents must be written in Spanish Boundary disputes with Martin De Leon

Log cabin

Success The town of Gonzales established Most successful colony next to SFA Brought many U. S. families to Texas

Martin De Leon Only Mexican Empresario

Location In the Gulf Coastal Region Along the Guadalupe River

Hardships Boundary disputes with De. Witt Attacked by the Karankawa and Comanche

Success Only empresario who founded a colony in Texas of primarily Mexican settlers The town of Victoria was established Ranching and trade made the colony wealthy and important De Leon’s home was the social and cultural center of the colony Encouraged Mexican migration

St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Victoria, Texas Victoria’s Town Square

Martin De Leon’s Grave

Output Write empresario down the side of page Create an acrostic poem that explains the meaning and definition of empresario and its importance Example

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La Culebra http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=DQj. EU_ Xcr. ZQ&feature=related&safety_mode=true &persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

Gavilancillo (Ballet Folclórico de la Ude. G) http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=n. HXFyh. I 4 j. Tc&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_m ode=1&safe=active

Pg 46 - example

Pre AP pg Create a CD cover and 11 song titles that represent empresario time period, reasons and importance (include de Leon and De. Witt) Song 11, Stephen F. Austin: The Most Wonderful Empresario of All. Rewrite the lyrics to Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer telling the story of Stephen F. Austin and include as a part of the CD cover.