Jao de la Porta
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Jao de la Porta, along with his brother Morin, financed the first settlement by Europeans on Galveston Island in 1816. [1] Joa de la Porta was born in Portugal of Jewish parentage and later became a Jewish Texan trader. [2] In 1818, Jean Laffite appointed Jao supercargo for the Karankawa Indian trade. When Laffite left Galveston Island in 1820, Jao became a full-time trader. [3]
