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Offline Craig Tx

Mexican law invites Anglo Colonists
« on: March 24, 2017, 09:51:58 AM »
On this day in 1825, the Mexican legislature, meeting in Saltillo, passed the State Colonization Law of March 24, 1825.

The legislation was designed to bring about the peopling of Coahuila and Texas. It encouraged farming, ranching, and commerce. For a nominal fee, the law granted settlers as much as a square league (4,428.4 acres) of pastureland and a labor (177.1 acres) of farmland. Immigrants were temporarily free of every kind of tax. Newcomers had to take an oath promising to abide by the federal and state constitutions, to worship according to the Christian (i.e., Catholic) religion, and to display sound moral principles and good conduct. After accepting these terms and settling in Texas, immigrants earned the standing of naturalized Mexicans. Empresarios Stephen F. Austin and Green DeWitt, among others, started their colonies under this law.

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Re: Mexican law invites Anglo Colonists
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2017, 11:00:47 AM »
Funny, after all these years we now have "expats" flocking to coastal areas of Mexico to retire inexpensively, "they hope", and enjoy the sin and surf, but not to farm!
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Re: Mexican law invites Anglo Colonists
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2017, 08:52:35 PM »
Quote from: "greyhunter"
enjoy the sin and surf, but not to farm!

Sin and surf?  I have heard some stories coming out of Mexico, but....  :applaud  :laffing

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