| Marker Number |
6541 |
| Atlas Number |
5469006541 |
| Marker Title |
Fernando De Leon |
| Index Entry |
De Leon, Fernando |
| Address |
Evergreen Cemetery, N. Vine & W. Red River streets |
| City |
Victoria |
| County |
Victoria |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
694398 |
| UTM Northing |
3188643 |
| Subject Codes |
Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; colonization |
| Marker Year |
1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Evergreen Cemtery, N. Vine St. & W. Red River St., Victoria. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
(1798-1853) Eldest son of empresario Martin de Leon. Came with parents from interior of Mexico to Texas, the northermost province, about 1800. Worked with his fathter in founding De Leon Colony and city of Victoria in 1820s. He was a commissioner of the colony and an Indian fighter. Loyal to cause of Texas freedom from Mexico, he was imprisoned by the Mexicans in Texas War for Independence. A cattleman and horseman, he owned the famous "Escondida" Ranch. Recorded - 1972 |
