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580 Bustamante (Rancho Las Comitas) From Zapata, take SH 16 NE about 12 miles. The unincorporated village of Bustamante, settled by Don Pedro Jose Bustamante and his family in 1822, is located on a 22,142-acre land grant awarded ...

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969 Colonization of the Lower Rio Grande Area Courthouse grounds, 7th Avenue in front of courthouse, Zapata. In 1746, Jose de Escandon was selected by Spanish officials to be chief colonizer for the lower Rio Grande Valley, then a part of Mexico's northern ...

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16693 Falcon International Reservoir US 83 On October 19, 1953, Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower of the United States and Adolfo Ruiz Cortines of Mexico dedicated Falcón (Falcon) Dam and Falcon ...

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3404 In the vicinity of this site was Mission Dolores a Visita From San Ygnacio, 12.7 mi. N on US 83, E side of the road on pullover, N of Arroyo Dolores. Marker reported damaged (bronze star missing, bronze wreath damaged). Established in 1750 as a part of Jose de Escandon's project to settle the region and civilize and Christianize the Indians. Erected by the State ... 3410 In the Vicinity of this Site was Mission Revilla a Visita Zapata County Courthouse plaza, US 83, NE side between 6th and 7th avenues, near gazebo Established in 1750 as a part of Jose de Escandon's project to settle the region and civilize and Christianize the Indians. Erected by the State ...

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5556 Jesus Trevino Home At Trevino & Uribe Avenues, San Ygnacio. Jesus Trevino, founder of San Ygnacio, built this home in 1830, forting up family and neighbors here during frequent Indian raids. Later Blas Maria ...

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3726 Old Falcon Falcon Community Park, 4th at Ramireno streets In 1746, Col. Jose de Escandon was commissioned by the Viceroy of New Spain to lead the colonization of this area. The first settlers arrived 3 years ... 3759 Old Lopeno US 83 R.O.W., Lopeno. Development of this area began about 1749 when Col. Jose de Escandon began bringing colonists to establish permanent settlements along Mexico's northern ... 3790 Old Ramireño Ramireño community, about 5 mi. SE of San Ygnacio. Marker is at NE corner of Paisano St. and Ramirez Ave. (parallel to northbound US 83). Old Ramireño was located on land granted to Don Jose Luis Ramirez by the King of Spain in 1784. Part of the colonization effort of Col. Jose de Escandon, ... 3837 Old Zapata Zapata County Courthouse plaza, US 83, NE side between 6th and 7th avenues, near gazebo In 1770 residents of Revilla, Mexico, established a village (4.5 mi. W) on land granted by Jose de Escandon. The same year the Spanish built a fort ...

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15175 "Poblacion De Dolores" Off US 83 on private property. Map dot approximate. Oldest Spanish settlement on north bank of the Rio Grande. Founded August 22, 1750 by Jose Vasquez Borrego, Lieutenant of Jose de Escandon. Erected ...

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13287 San Ygnacio Plaza Blas Maria Uribe, Laredo St. and Washington Ave. In the late 1820s, Jesús Treviño bought land and a hacienda from the heirs of José Vásquez Borrego. Treviño and his family, as well as several residents ... 12477 Site of Uribeño. 4 miles north of Zapata on US 83 right-of-way One of five Zapata County settlements inundated by the waters of Falcon Reservoir in the 1950s, Uribeño traces its origin to 1803, when Porción 41 ...

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5939 Zapata County From Zapata, take US 83 about 5 miles NW. Formed from Webb and Starr counties; created January 22, 1858; organized April 26, 1858; named in honor of Antonio Zapata, a pioneer stockman of ...