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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM291M_san-agustin-de-laredo-a-visita_Rio-Grande-City-TX.html
Site of the Mission San Agustín de Laredo a Visita Established in 1749 as a part of José de Escandón's project to settle the region and civilize and Christianize the Indians.
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In memory of the greatest colonizer of northern Mexico José de Escandón Who directed exploration from Tampico to the San Antonio River, laid out 23 towns, most of which still exist, founded missions, opened roads, and establ…
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(side one) An official Confederate port of entry, customhouse and major terminus of the cotton road to Mexico. Cotton was the one great money crop of the South that could be sold to hungry European mills for cash for necessary arms, munitions, …
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(side one - English) Perhaps one of the oldest settlements in South Texas, Rio Grande City is located on lands once settled by Spanish colonizer José de Escandón in 1749. The site was part of a ranching community known as "Rancho Carnes…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM291G_immaculate-conception-school_Rio-Grande-City-TX.html
In 1884 the Rev. R. M. Olivier, O.M.I., asked the Sisters of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio to start a school in Rio Grande City. Three nuns were sent here and by 1885 were teaching 100 day students in a 3-room school. The Sisters of the Blesse…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM290Z_gregorio-barrera_Rio-Grande-City-TX.html
W.W. II Veteran, POW and Survivor of the Bataan Death March Gregorio Barrera was born in Rio Grande City in 1917 and volunteered to serve in the Army in 1941. He was assigned to the Philippines and was there when the United States declared war…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27RV_starr-county_Rio-Grande-City-TX.html
Formed from Nueces County Created February 10, 1848 Organized August 7, 1848 Named for Dr. James Harper Starr 1809 - 1890 Pioneer Texas surgeon and Indian fighter Located at Nacogdoches in 1837 Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of …
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Came to Texas in 1839 * served with Taylor's army in 1846 * married into the Garza family, pioneer settlers and large landowners in the region * Around his home, Rio Grande City grew up * Steamboats from Brownsville made the town a trading center …
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[seal of:] Texas State Historical Survey Committee] Site ofCortina BattleDec 27, 1859Crushing defeat for partisan leader Juan Cortina who in late 1859 laid waste the lower Rio Grande Valley. Cortina's band of 450 were surprised here at daybreak…
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