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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
colonists, and set out on the twelve hundred mile journey in
March, 1822.10
The situation which existed when Austin arrived in Mexico
City on April 29, 1822, would have discouraged stronger men
than he. Mexico was in the throes of a violent revolution, and it
appeared that the government could not concern itself with col-
onization when problems of national scope were arising daily.
It is impossible to say how much progress Austin had made in
presenting his claims when he met General Wavell. According to
Wavell, " he had made no progress whatever."'1 Whether
Austin had met Wavell before June cannot be determined. Dur-
ing May, Austin had convinced Bustamante that the encouraging
and increasing of his settlement on the Colorado and Brazos
would be helpful in keeping down Indian disorders,12 and on
May i8, his memorial was heard in congress after that body had
examined a file of documents concerning Texas sent by the com-
mandant general.18
The action of a few soldiers who stirred up a mob which de-
manded Iturbide's selection as emperor and the acquiescence of
congress in that wish of the people on May 19,14 interrupted
progress on Austin's requests by congress.
Wavell had been brought into the government's service during
the Regency period, and evidently was regarded highly by Itur-
bide. Being by that time well acquainted with all the officials of
the government, he was in a position to give Austin considerable
help if he approved of Austin's application. Wavell later described
Austin's request for aid, recalling that:
Stephen Fuller Austin was then in the City of Mexico soliciting
the recognition of the grant of land in Texas which the Spanish
Government had as he stated made to his deceased father, Moses
Austin. Acquainted with no Mexican of any influence and only most
lolbid., 45-46. Martinez issued his passport on March 13.
"Statement of Major General Arthur G. Wavell relative to his lands in Texas,
1855 (Archives, Texas State Library).
x2Austin to Bustamante, May io, 1822, in Eugene C. Barker (ed.), The Austin
Papers (2 vols.; Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the
Years 1919 and 1922, Washington, 1924, 1928), I, 507-510.
13Barker, Stephen F. Austin, 55.
14Ierbert I. Priestley, The Mexican Nation (New York, 1923), 252-253.
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