Three of the most famous empresarios were Henri Castro from France and two Germans named Henry Fisher and Burchard Miller. To help attract European immigrants to Texas, the empresarial system was used to designate colonies and bring immigrants here. Our new government wanted people to move here from Europe to start new lives here. The Republic wanted new people to move here to build towns, schools and roads for our new country. There were not many roads to get from one town to the next and there were still attacks from Indians and Mexican troops near the border. There was not much money in the Republic because so much money had been spent on the war. In areas where they settled in the Republic, you can still see evidence of their culture, hear their different languages being spoken and see their influence on the area they chose to settle. These immigrants took a chance and left their homes and countries to start a new life in a beautiful place with lots of land, rivers and mild climate.
During the years 1836-1846 immigrants moved here from various countries in Europe hoping to find a better life in the Republic in Texas. James Durbin/Reporter-Telegram James DurbinĪfter Texas won its independence from Mexico in 1836, it became its own independent country and was named the Republic of Texas. Comments Daughters of the Republic of Texas essay contest winner Tanner Hedrick reads his essay during the Texas Independence Day celebration Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at the Haley Library.
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