His nephew, Moses Austin Bryan, ... A clue to how he saw himself lies in a portrait that he commissioned by an English artist named William Howard when he was in Mexico City in the fall of 1833.

Portrait of Moses Austin made before his death in 1821. Image courtesy the Brazoria County Historical Museum. MOSES AUSTIN October 4, 1761–June 10, 1821 ...

Moses Austin (1761-1821), above, with his family settled west of Ste. Genevieve in the lead mining district during the late 1700s. He made his fortune in mining before an economic collapse ...

A statue of Moses Austin, by local sculptor Waldine Tauch, stands ready for its May 15, 1939, dedication in the northwest corner of the San Antonio City Hall grounds. The statue was a Texas ...