Texas Historical Commission's video: Constructing a Capital Empresario Series Part 6

Welcome to the “Empresario” series, brought to you by San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site. In this video series we explore different aspects of being an empresario in Mexican Texas, concentrating on the experiences of Stephen F. Austin. Each part of this series features an informative video and a lesson plan for teachers and families to use. The lesson plan features activities and primary documents for your students to use to gain a better understanding of the difficulties an empresario would face. This is Lesson 6, titled “Constructing a Capital”. The activities associated with this lesson will ask students to consider a variety of factors when deciding where to situate a town, and what types of amenities to include. Learn more: https://www.thc.texas.gov/public/upload/publications/Education/VFTd_SFDA_6_Constructing%20Capital.pdf