"As time passes and new settlers arrived, some Tejanos developed less favorable views of their new neighbors. Conflicts sometimes arose. These conflicts often dealt with land or property. For example, a dispute arose in 1826 between Tejano residents of De Leon's colony and American settlers in Dewitt's colony. Livestock that had gone missing from De Leon's colony was found on Dewitt's land. The dispute almost resulted in violence, but war was prevented by the intervention of two men. One was Stephen F. Austin. the other was Rafael Antonio Manchola, a son-in-law of Martin de Leon. Manchola was a leader of the local militia.

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