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Home of Empresario Martin De Leon

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Church & Bridge St., Victoria, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 28° 46' 47.36793", -97° 0' 13.99854999996"
 
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     Born at Burgos, Mexico, 1765. Appointed Captain in the Spanish Army, 1790, for bravery displayed in Indian fighting. Received a grant in 1824 to settle 41 families in Texas. Established the town of Victoria. Received an additional grant in 1829 to settle 150 families. Died in Victoria, 1833. His colony was the only one in which Mexican customs and traditions prevailed. 1936

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