Question

What major problem did both the Spanish and the Anglos face while trying to establish permanent settlements in Texas?

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Early settlers coming to Texas received grants of land by the Spanish, Mexican and Republic of Texas governments. Spain issued land grants as early as 1716 to groups of colonists for settlement in towns, then to individuals beginning in 1767. The Spanish government passed a measure in 1820 to open Texas to foreigners who were to be Catholic (or convert to Catholicism), industrious and willing to become Spanish citizens in return for generous land grants. In January 1821, Moses Austin was promised a contract for land in exchange for bringing 300 Catholic families to settle in Texas. After his death in June of that year, his son Stephen F. Austin took over the contract.

Wanting to defend Texas from United States expansionism and hostile Indians, Mexico continued the Spanish colonization plan after its independence in 1821 by granting contracts to "empresarios," land agents who would settle and supervise selected, qualified immigrants. Thirty or so colonization contracts were made during the Mexican-ruled period of Texas, settling some 9,000 families. All grants were defined by more or less definite geographical boundaries and all empresarios had six years in which to carry out their contracts.