Stephen F Austin - Was born in 1793 and died in 1836. He was raised in Southern Missouri and graduated from Transylvania University in Kentucky. His father Moses Austin granted land in Texas, but after he died Stephen F Austin took it over.
Haden Edward - Haden Edwards was born in 1771 and died in 1849. He was raised in Stafford County, Virginia and later on moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky where his father got 23000 acres of land. Haden was educated in Law but like his father he was more fascinated with land. So after he got married he moved to Jackson, Mississippi and he and his brother got a huge grant of land and that's how he got started.
Lorenzo De Zavala - Lorenzo De Zavala was born in 1789 and died in 1836. In his teens he got very interested in politics. He later became governor of the state of Mexico. He was later granted a contract with a lot of land to bring 500 families to Texas. Later on he became a very successful empresario gaining a lot of land.
Martin De Leon - Martin De Leon was born in 1765 and died in 1833. He was the first and only empresario to find a colony in Texas, he was also one of the first to drive cattle across a Texas Trail. He was born into a wealthy family and moved from Spain to Mexico. So he moved into Texas and decided that he wanted to live there and that is where and when he got started.