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Empresario within the UK refers to the manchunian collatoration between young and up and coming artists, producers and audio engineers within the North of England. Started in 2007 by the producers Peter James Seddon and Simon Hawkins, empresario is the most exciting prospect on the musical map. EM •PRE•SAR•IO|’emprsario |NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. Em·pre·sa·ri·os 1. One who sponsors or produces entertainment, especially the director of an opera company. 2. A manager; a producer. http://www.empresariomusic.co.uk hi Prior to the 1823 revolution in Mexico, the old Imperial Law called for the appointment of empressarios, or land agents, who received a land grant from the Spanish or Mexican government in return for promoting settlement in the land grant territory. Settlers on land grants agreed to become a Spanish citizen (later Mexican citizen), swear an oath of loyalty to Spain and become a Roman Catholic. Among the most successful empressarios were Stephen F. Austin (son of Moses Austin) who sold land to American settlers for about 12 cents an acre one fifteenth the price of comparable land in the USA, considered by many the "Father of Texas"; Green DeWitt; and Haden Harrison Edwards. Stephen F. Austin Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 â December 27, 1836), known as the Father of Texas, led the second and ultimately successful colonization of the region by the United States. ...
Moses Austin (October 4, 1761âJune 10, 1821) is best known for his efforts in the American lead industry and as the father of Stephen F. Austin. ...
Haden Harrison Edwards (1771-1849), was a Texas settler and land speculator. ...
After the Republic of Texas won its independence from Mexico, the young nation continued its own version of the empresario program, offering grants to French diplomat Henri Castro and abolitionist Charles Fenton Mercer, among others. Capital Washington-on-the-Brazos, Harrisburg, Galveston, Velasco, Columbia (1836) Houston (1837â1839) Austin (1839â1845) Language(s) English (de facto) Spanish, French, German and Native American languages regionally Government Republic President1 - 1836-1838 Sam Houston - 1838-1841 Mirabeau B. Lamar - 1841-1844 Sam Houston - 1844-1845 Anson Jones Vice...
Combatants Mexico Republic of Texas Commanders Antonio López de Santa Anna{POW} Manuel Fernandez Castrillonâ Juan Almonte{POW} Sam Houston{wounded} Strength about 1,400 800 Casualties 630 killed, 208 wounded, 730 captured 9 killed, 26 wounded For other battles of the same name, see San Jacinto. ...
Henri Castro was an empresario of the Republic of Texas. ...
Charles Fenton Mercer (June 16, 1778 â May 4, 1858) was a nineteenth century politician, U.S. Congressman, and lawyer from Loudoun County, Virginia. ...
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