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Felix De Leon

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Evergreen Cemetery, N. Vine & W. Red River streets, Victoria, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 28° 48' 38.54937999996", -97° 0' 28.66060000008"
 
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     (1806-1850) Born in Texas; third son of the Empresario Don Martin de Leon, founder of De Leon Colony and City of Victoria. Felix de Leon was held hostage on a pirate ship about 1822, to force his father to comply with buccaneer demands. Later he became active in Colony's affairs. A skilled Indian fighter, he served Texas' cause in War for Independence. His business was supplying horses, mules, and cattle to the New Orleans market. (1972)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Felix De Leon Historical Marker Location Map, Victoria, Texas