What is the name of the empresario who was given permission by Mexico to settle the Nacogdoches area?

Hayden Edwards was the empresario given permission by Mexico to settle the Nacogdoches area in East Texas. Stephen F. Austin settled an area farther west, while Green DeWitt and Martin De León received grants for other parts of Texas. The correct choice is Hayden Edwards.

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