Description
In 1842, French banker Henri Castro secured a colonization grant and recruited more than two thousand Europeans to immigrate to Texas and populate his colony. The author describes the empresario system under which this community, now known as Castroville, was formed and considers the life of its founder.
Author: Bobby D. Weaver
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 04/12/1985
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d
ISBN13: 9781585445189
ISBN10: 1585445185
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
- History | United States | State & Local | Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Author: Bobby D. Weaver
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 04/12/1985
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d
ISBN13: 9781585445189
ISBN10: 1585445185
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
- History | United States | State & Local | Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
About the Author
BOBBY D. WEAVER, who received his Ph.D. from Texas Tech University, is the author or editor of several books and other contributions to Texas history.