by Andy Barnes | Oct 5, 2023 | The De Leons
By Taylor Tompkins ttompkins@vicad.com Reporter. Sep 25, 2015 Updated Mar 12, 2018 A portrait of Victoria founder Martin De Leon and a sword he owned took a trip Thursday from Victoria to their temporary home in Austin. The De Leon family, Victoria Regional History...
by Andy Barnes | Oct 5, 2023 | The De Leons
Tamara Diaz | tdiaz@vicad.com. Jun 8, 2022 Updated Jul 14, 2023 Victoria never should have been named Victoria. “It’s a history he-said, she-said,” archivist Brittany Rodriquez, of the Victoria Regional History Center, said, while trying to find the source of...
by Andy Barnes | Oct 5, 2023 | The De Leons
Kyle R. Cotton | Kcotton@vicad.com. Apr 27, 2023 For Victoria County resident Blanche de Leon, 69, her parents, Wence and Tillie Kruse de Leon, dreamed of making a true representation of Patricia de la Garza, the founding matriarch of Victoria, a reality. Although...
by Andy Barnes | Oct 5, 2023 | The De Leons
Tamara Diaz | tdiaz@vicad.com | Jun 16, 2022 Updated Jul 22, 2023 Every once in a while a knowledgeable descendant of someone important in history passes their family lore on to willing listeners. Blanche De Leon is one such person. She is a sixth-generation...
by Andy Barnes | Oct 5, 2023 | The De Leons
Tamara Diaz | tdiaz@vicad.com | Jun 16, 2022 Updated Jul 22, 2023 Blanche De Leon presented the history of her family — the founding family of Victoria — at Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Victoria County Historical Commission. De Leon said she has been immersed in...
by Andy Barnes | Oct 5, 2023 | The De Leons
Tamara Diaz | Special to the Advocate | Jul 28, 2023 Updated Jul 28, 2023 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....
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