| Marker Number |
5515 |
| Atlas Number |
5293005515 |
| Marker Title |
Town Named for Gen. Jose Antonio Mexia |
| Index Entry |
Mexia, Town Named for Gen. Jose Antonio |
| Address |
101 South McKinney Street |
| City |
Mexia |
| County |
Limestone |
| UTM Zone |
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| UTM Easting |
|
| UTM Northing |
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| Subject Codes |
Mexican immigrants/immigration; Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
North side of Mexia City Hall |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Military officer and promoter of Texas colonization. Served as secretary of Mexican legation to United States, 1829-1831. Led victorious Mexia Expedition to expel centralists in Matamoros, 1832. Mexican senator, 1833-1834; he first supported president Santa Anna, but fought him when he became a dictator. Fled to Texas, 1834. Attacked Tampico in 1835. Took Tampico, Jan. 1839, but was shot on order of Santa Anna after defeat near Puebla May 3. Son and daughter settled on family land, Limestone County, about 1870. They donated site for town of Mexia in 1871. 1967 |
