Honoring Texas History: "The Old 300" January 1823

Dateline: January 1823 "The Old 300"

Texas is officially opened to colonization by citizens of the United States.

Stephen F. Austin executed a land grant from Mexico for 300 settlers to colonize Texas. These 300 were known as “the old 300”.

Further reading:

http://www.sonsofdewittcolony.org/adp/history/hispanic_period/tenoxtitlan/austins_colony.html

https://texoso66.com/2016/05/05/the-old-300-and-family-ties/