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Martin De Leon: Tejano Empresario
Judy Alter
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Description for Martin De Leon: Tejano Empresario
Hardback. Don Martin De Leon was the only Tejano empresario to settle a colony in Texas, in the days before statehood. Other empresarios were Anglos who had been drawn to Texas by the lure of land. This book is the fourth title in "The Stars of Texas" series, aimed at fourth graders studying for the Texas history section of the TAKS test. Series: Stars of Texas Series. Num Pages: 64 pages, 5 b&w sketches, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; YQH. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 277.
Don Martin De Leon was the only Tejano empresario to settle a colony in Texas, in the days before statehood. Other empresarios, such as Moses Austin and Sterling C. Robertson, were Anglos who had been drawn to Texas by the lure of land. De Leon established his colony in southeast Texas, near the Gulf Coast, and founded the city of Victoria. He and his six sons governed the colony. Though Don Martin died in 1833, his sons actively supported the Texas fight for independence by giving money and goods to the Texas Volunteers. But the family suffered from a general ... Read more
Don Martin De Leon was the only Tejano empresario to settle a colony in Texas, in the days before statehood. Other empresarios, such as Moses Austin and Sterling C. Robertson, were Anglos who had been drawn to Texas by the lure of land. De Leon established his colony in southeast Texas, near the Gulf Coast, and founded the city of Victoria. He and his six sons governed the colony. Though Don Martin died in 1833, his sons actively supported the Texas fight for independence by giving money and goods to the Texas Volunteers. But the family suffered from a general ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
State House Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
Stars of Texas Series
Condition
New
Weight
280g
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Abilene, United States
ISBN
9781933337081
SKU
V9781933337081
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Ref
99-3
About Judy Alter
JUDY ALTER is the author of numerous childrens books. She is the long-time director of TCU Press and lives in Fort Worth, Texas.
Reviews for Martin De Leon: Tejano Empresario
A much needed text for teaching the TEKS in Texas - Leslie Woolsey, Region XI Educational Service Center on Mirabeau B. Lamar