Castro?s Colony
Empresario Development in Texas, 1842-1865
Will be published approx. on 1. February 1985
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-0-89096-210-7 (ISBN)
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
College Station
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
14 b&w photos., 4 maps.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
450 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89096-210-7 (9780890962107)
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Book
08/2005
Texas A & M University Press
€21.00
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Person
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.