| Marker Number |
2872 |
| Atlas Number |
5215002872 |
| Marker Title |
Juan Davis Bradburn |
| Index Entry |
Bradburn, Juan Davis |
| Address |
500 E. Chimney Rd. |
| City |
Mission |
| County |
Hidalgo |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
566920 |
| UTM Northing |
2893330 |
| Subject Codes |
Latin American topics; Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1994 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
La Lomita Historical Park, Chimney Rd. at Levee Rd., 0.2 mi. SW of FM 1016 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
John Davis Bradburn (1787-1842) was born in Virginia and reared in Kentucky. He entered Mexico in 1817 with Francisco Mina's army to help upset Spanish colonial forces in the War of Independence. He became a naturalized Mexican citizen and in 1821 married into an aristocratic family. Bradburn hired Henry Austin to operate a steamboat on the Rio Grande in 1828. Best known as the Mexican commander at the Anahuac disturbances in 1830-32, he was promoted to general in 1832, and died in 1842. The exact location of his grave is unknown; he reportedly is buried on the hill nearby. (1996) |
