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1346329 [4] Website. townofsanfelipe.net. San Felipe (/ ˌsæn fɪˈliːp / SAN fi-LEEP), also known as San Felipe de Austin, is a town in Austin County, Texas, United States. The town was the social, economic, and political center of the early Stephen F. Austin colony. The population was 691 at the 2020 census. [5]
San Felipe de Austin History. San Felipe de Austin was founded in 1823 by Stephen F. Austin as the capital of his colony. It became the first urban center in the Austin colony, which stretched northward from the Gulf of Mexico as far as the Old San Antonio Road and extended from the Lavaca River in the west to the San Jacinto River in the east.
Jul 16, 2015 · The 1826 Padrón de la Colonia de Austin, a census taken by Stephen F. Austin two years after the founding of San Felipe, gives one of those rare glimpses at the demographic make-up of the colony ...
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NRHP reference No. 16000716 [1] Significant dates. Added to NRHP. October 11, 2016. Designated TSHS. 1940. San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site is a historic site located in San Felipe, Austin County, Texas. The site preserves the location of the first provisional capital and Anglo-American colony in Mexican Texas.
In 1834, a small settlement was established on San Felipe Creek by James Grant and John Charles Beales, but due to Indian attacks and drought, it was soon abandoned. In February 1849, the Whiting and Smith expedition passed through the area surveying Texas’ new southwestern boundary.
San Felipe de Austin was founded in 1823 by Stephen F. Austin as the capital of his colony. We can host events ranging from birthday parties to family reunions, to weddings and more. Come visit us at Villa de Austin on Saturday, October 26th to learn how this disease impacted the lives of the inhabitants and the measures that were taken to try ...
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Founded in 1824 as San Felipe de Austin, the town served as the capital of Stephen F. Austin’s first colony and the founding site of the Texas Rangers. The town was named after Stephen Austin and Felipe de la Garza, commanding general of the Eastern Interior Provinces. James Cummins was appointed as the first alcalde or mayor.
