Martín De León
Deceased Person
1765 – 1833
Who was Martín De León?
Martín de León was a rancher and wealthy Mexican empresario descended from Spanish aristocracy. He was the patriarch of one of the prominent founding families of early Texas. De León and his wife Patricia de la Garza established De León's Colony, the only predominantly Mexican colony in Texas. They founded the town of Victoria and named it after Guadalupe Victoria who had just become the first president of Mexico. The De León E–J cattle brand became the first registered brand in what was to become Texas. The extended De León family included politicians and freedom fighters who helped alter the course of history both in Texas and in Mexico. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark number 6542 placed at Evergreen Cemetery in 1936 acknowledges Don Martin de León's contribution to Texas. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark number 6543 placed at Church and Bridge Streets in 1936 denotes Don Martin de León's home in Victoria.
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- Born
- 1765
Tamaulipas - Spouses
- Patricia de la Garza De León
(1795 - )
- Patricia de la Garza De León
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Spanish people
- Died
- 1833
Victoria
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on July 23, 2013
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