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Guadalupe River

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S. US 59 at Guadalupe River, Victoria, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 28° 47' 38.18172000012", -97° 0' 41.01932000016"
 
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     Discovered in this vicinity on April 14, 1689 by Alonso de Leon. Named in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe patron saint of Mexico. Here at a ford, used since Indian days, empresario Martin de Leon founded the town of Victoria in 1824. 1936

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Guadalupe River Historical Marker Location Map, Victoria, Texas