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Henri Castro was an [[empresario]] of the [[Republic of Texas]]. Only [[Stephen F. Austin]] was responsible for recruiting more families to [[Texas]] as an empresario. Castro was a French diplomat of Jewish and Portuguese descent. The families he recruited to emigrate to Texas came primarily from the [[Haut-Rhin]] region of [[Alsace]], and they settled in the [[Medina River]] valley, just west of [[San Antonio]]. The city of [[Castroville%2C_Texas|Castroville]] on the Medina is named for him. Castro himself settled in Castroville. |
Henri Castro was an [[empresario]] of the [[Republic of Texas]]. Only [[Stephen F. Austin]] was responsible for recruiting more families to [[Texas]] as an empresario. Castro was a French diplomat of Jewish and Portuguese descent, and he would later become an American citizen. The families he recruited to emigrate to Texas came primarily from the [[Haut-Rhin]] region of [[Alsace]], and they settled in the [[Medina River]] valley, just west of [[San Antonio]]. The city of [[Castroville%2C_Texas|Castroville]] on the Medina is named for him. Castro himself settled for a time in Castroville. |
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Revision as of 16:32, 2 August 2005
Henri Castro was an empresario of the Republic of Texas. Only Stephen F. Austin was responsible for recruiting more families to Texas as an empresario. Castro was a French diplomat of Jewish and Portuguese descent, and he would later become an American citizen. The families he recruited to emigrate to Texas came primarily from the Haut-Rhin region of Alsace, and they settled in the Medina River valley, just west of San Antonio. The city of Castroville on the Medina is named for him. Castro himself settled for a time in Castroville.