Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F.
Austin was an American empresario who established the first major Anglo-American colony in Mexican Texas during the 1820s, earning him the title "Father of Texas." He negotiated land grants, recruited settlers, and helped shape early Texas governance.
Austin, the state capital, bears his name.
Stephen F. Austin State University is in Nacogdoches.
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- TexasSecond-largest American state
- Texas RevolutionWar creating a republic
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