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De Leon brothers suffered cruel fate after Texas independence

De Leon brothers suffered cruel fate after Texas independence

by Andy Barnes | Jan 24, 2024 | The De Leons

Editor’s note: This is another in an ongoing series of articles we call “Marking History” looking at the stories behind the hundreds of historic markers scattered about the Crossroads. Ten years after he founded Victoria, on July 18, 1834, Martin De Leon died of...
Big bang theory: It’s unclear when Victoria had its first fireworks display

Big bang theory: It’s unclear when Victoria had its first fireworks display

by Andy Barnes | Jan 24, 2024 | The De Leons

Texas joined the union of the United States 70 years after the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Victorians were Spaniards, Mexicans and Texians before they became Americans with the rest of Texas in 1846. Just 15...
Tragic Texas Revolution figure’s fate coincided with De Leon family’s post-war troubles

Tragic Texas Revolution figure’s fate coincided with De Leon family’s post-war troubles

by Andy Barnes | Jan 24, 2024 | The De Leons

Editor’s note: This is another in an ongoing series of articles we call “Marking History” looking at the stories behind the hundreds of historic markers scattered about the Crossroads. Texas wasn’t always so big. As a matter of fact, things in Texas were slight at one...
Victoria’s founding mother nurtured the nascent colony’s finer needs

Victoria’s founding mother nurtured the nascent colony’s finer needs

by Andy Barnes | Jan 24, 2024 | The De Leons

Editor’s note: This is another in an ongoing series of articles we call “Marking History” looking at the stories behind the hundreds of historic markers scattered about the Crossroads. She fell in love with a dashing young captain in her father’s command, married him...
De Leon descendants busy telling story of Victoria’s founding family

De Leon descendants busy telling story of Victoria’s founding family

by Andy Barnes | Jan 19, 2024 | The De Leons

GOLIAD — Several descendants of the founding family of Victoria were among those gathered at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church parish hall Sunday afternoon at a meeting of the Presidio LaBahia Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. The key event at the...
Statewide effort hits close to home, heart for Victoria’s de Leon descendant

Statewide effort hits close to home, heart for Victoria’s de Leon descendant

by Andy Barnes | Oct 5, 2023 | The De Leons

By JR Ortega jrortega@vicad.com Reporter.   Mar 27, 2012 1798 – Fernando de Leon 1800 – Candelaria de Leon 1802 – Silvestre de Leon 1804 – Guadalupe de Leon 1806 – Felix de Leon 1808 – Agapito de Leon 1810 – Maria Jesusa de...
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