Moses Austin by Yaqui
The statue is dedicated to Moses Austin on the NW corner near City Hall in the center of Military Plaza. Sculpture by Waldine Tauch.Moses Austin tried to start a new life since he lost his family fortune during the war of 1812. He tried to desperately to get empresarial grant in Spanish Texas. Then Governor Antonio Maria Martinez denied him and asked him to leave. While leaving he met up with Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop. He was sympathy to Austin?s? plan to bring back colonist and then convinced the governor to listen to Moses request. Yet, sadly Moses while traveling back home to bring back his family and 300 other colonist, he was attacked by highwaymen and beaten badly. Although, left for dead, he survived enough to get home and while he was dying, requested to his son Stephen Fuller Austin to keep his dream alive.
