Stephen F. Austin's Colony

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Stephen_F._Austin's_Colony
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cathedral
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Austin's Colony
gptkbp:awardedBy Mexican
gptkbp:capital gptkb:San_Felipe_de_Austin
gptkbp:dissolved 1836
gptkbp:established 1821
gptkbp:ethnicGroup primarily Anglo-American
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Stephen_F._Austin
gptkbp:governedBy empresario system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stephen F. Austin's Colony
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Texas_Revolution
gptkbp:landGrant about 200,000 acres
gptkbp:laws Mexican
gptkbp:legacy Foundation for Anglo settlement in Texas
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Mexican_Texas
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Colorado_River
gptkb:Brazos_River
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity agriculture
cattle ranching
cotton production
gptkbp:notableSettlers gptkb:James_Fannin
gptkb:Jane_Long
gptkb:William_B._Travis
gptkb:Moses_Austin
gptkbp:originalSettlers gptkb:Old_Three_Hundred
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Coahuila_y_Tejas
gptkbp:populationBy1830 about 1,800
gptkbp:purpose Anglo-American settlement
gptkbp:religion Roman Catholic (officially required)
gptkbp:significance First legal Anglo-American colony in Texas
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Old_Three_Hundred
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7