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What happened before Moses Austin could establish his settlement in Texas?

a.
Moses Austin died of pnuemonia.
b.
The Mexican government revoked his land grant.
c.
Agustin de Iturbide was overthrown and executed.
d.
The ship, Lively,was shipwrecked on Galveston Island.
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Determined to rebuild his fortune, Austin decided to draw on his experience with the Spanish and try to establish an American colony in Texas. In 1820, he traveled to San Antonio to request a land grant from the Spanish governor, who initially turned him down.

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