Empresarios Moses & Stephen F. Austin
Moses Austin and his son, Stephen F. Austin, were the first Texas empresarios...but despite...
The Texas Empresarios
The new Mexican government needed men they could trust to attract, acclimate, and administrate...
Texas Buys the Alamo
(Info courtesy of Copano Bay Press, one of my favorite resources for original source...
Of Bats and Bram Stoker
On the last day of October, it seems appropriate to post something with a...
Rafael Gonzales, Namesake of Gonzales, Texas
Gonzales, capital city of the DeWitt Colony, was named in honor of Rafael Gonzales,...
Ben Milam
Benjamin Rush Milam–soldier, empressario, and entrepreneur–was born on October 20, 1788 in Frankfort, Kentucky. He...
Gonzales, Texas – The Immortal Thirty-Two
Gonzales, Texas was the birthplace of the Texas Revolution, and Gonzales continued to play...
Gonzales, Texas – The “Old Eighteen”
How many patriots does it take to make a difference?
Gonzales, Texas – Susannah Dickenson
Susannah Dickenson is one of Gonzales’ best known citizens, and one whose story has...
Gonzales, Texas – Sarah DeWitt
Sarah DeWitt, wife of empresario Green DeWitt, was born in Brooks County, Virginia on...