Don Juan de Onate Day?
Taking nothing from the Pilgrims, the first Thanksgiving in the New World took place...
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Empresario Martín De León
Born in 1765 in Nuevo Santander (now the Mexican state of Tamaulipas), Martín De...
Empresario Lorenzo de Zavala
Lorenzo de Zavala was infamous to Spain, well-known as a citizen of Mexico, and...
Empresario Benjamin Rush Milam
Unlike several of the other Texas empresarios, Ben Milam did not come from a...
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...
Thrilled to Announce…
May I share some great news among Texas History loving friends? Just returned from...
Famous Texans Born in October
Several noteworthy Texans were born in the month of October! 2 George “Spanky” McFarland...
Our State Fair is a Great State Fair
The State Fair of Texas runs from September 29-October 22 this year featuring exhibitions,...
Texas Rangers Established
November 24 is the “official” birthday of the Texas Rangers, though the Rangers had...