(Front) Born in Connecticut, October fourth 1761; moved to Philadephia in 1783. Thence to Virginia in 1785 and to Missouri in San Antonio on December 23, 1820. Died in Missouri June 10, 1821. (Right) Moses Austin here petitioned the Spanish authorties for the right to bring three-hundred families to Texas and returned to MIssouri to wait the answer. (Back) Exposure and exhaustion during his Texas journey caused his death a few days after receiving notification that his petition had been granted. His dying request was that his son Stephen should carry out his vision. (Left) A man of vision, enterprise, industry and indomitable energy...he most fittingly bequeathed the realization of his plans to his more deliberate, patient, tactful and diplomatic son. (1936)
Moses Austin
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Moses Austin is a historical marker in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 239 historical markers documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 542 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.4249, -98.4954 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bexar County under Nine Governments (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Spanish Governor's Palace, Zero Milestone_Old Spanish Trail, and Barbed Wire.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5029000246. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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