German forces and their allies purchased considerable numbers of the 9x19mm Star Model B, and the Spanish military arming itself with the 9mm Largo (9x23mm) Star Model A. In 1946 the Spanish military adopted an updated version of the Model A, the Model Super in the 9mm Largo.
Stephen Fuller Austin, born in Austinville, Va., November 3, 1793, died December 27, 1836, Often referred to as the Father of Texas, for the hundreds of families he brought into this state due to the relatively poor economic conditions in the United States at the time, Stephen F. Austin was very successful in recruiting families to move to Texas.
Austin, Texas The new capital was named for Stephen F. Austin, known as the Father of Texas, but many people, including Sam Houston, were dissatisfied with the capitolâs location. Houston and others were worried about the remoteness of the site, fearing it would be hard to defend from the Mexican army and local Indians.