前言
老同学在亚马逊工作一年后终于买房了,说起来还是码农赚钱。现在在北美的老兄弟,除了那几个家底殷实的同学,完全凭借自己一己之力在北美买房的这是第一个。还是很为同学高兴的。所以在这个麦迪逊史上第二冷的冬天就来了奥斯汀,得克萨斯州。
奥斯汀
首先说下,城市名称的起源吧。德州的几大城市的名称都是来自历史上的著名人物,比如 奥斯汀就是德州独立和并入美国的关键人物,Stephen F. Austin。
Shortly afterward, the name was changed to Austin in honor of Stephen F. Austin, the “Father of Texas” and the republic’s first secretary of state.
Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American empresario. Known as the “Father of Texas”, and the founder of Texas, he led the second, and ultimately, the successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families from the United States to the region in 1825.
后面要介绍的这次旅游的另一个城市,休斯顿也是德州的历史名人。休斯顿打赢了德州独立的关键战役,圣哈辛托战役(Battle of San Jacinto)。是役,Sam Houston 带领德州民兵突袭了当时的墨西哥总统桑塔·安纳(Santa Anna),可以说是以弱胜强,斩首行动的典型战役。
Sam Houston (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American soldier and politician. His victory at the Battle of San Jacinto secured the independence of Texas from Mexico in one of the shorte