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San Felipe (/ ˌ s æ n f ɪ ˈ l iː p / SAN fi-LEEP), also known as San Felipe de Austin, is a town in Austin County, Texas, United States. The town was the social, economic, and political center of the early Stephen F. Austin colony.
San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site. Commemorating the location where, in 1823, Stephen F. Austin established a headquarters for his colony in Mexican Texas, San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site and museum share the stories of early settlers in this region.
San Felipe de Austin was founded in 1823 by Stephen F. Austin as the capital of his colony. It became the first urban center in the Austin colony, which stretched northward from the Gulf of Mexico as far as the Old San Antonio Road and extended from the Lavaca River in the west to the San Jacinto River in the east.
Founded in 1824 as San Felipe de Austin, the town served as the capital of Stephen F. Austin’s first colony and the founding site of the Texas Rangers. The town was named after Stephen Austin and Felipe de la Garza, commanding general of the Eastern Interior Provinces.
3 maj 2016 · San Felipe de Austin, on the west bank of the Brazos River at the Old San Antonio Road crossing, a site now on Interstate Highway 10 two miles east of Sealy in southeastern Austin County, was founded in 1824 by Stephen F. Austin as the unofficial capital of his colony.
San Felipe de Austin, on the west bank of the Brazos River at the Old San Antonio Road crossing, a site now on Interstate Highway 10 two miles east of Sealy in southeastern Austin County, was founded in 1824 by Stephen F. Austin as the unofficial capital of his colony.
San Felipe de Austin is a town founded by Stephen F. Austin in 1823, with a rich history and a state park. Learn about the town's role in the Texas Revolution, visit the museum, enjoy the nature and wine, and explore nearby attractions.
