| Marker Number |
4762 |
| Atlas Number |
5427004762 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Cortina Battle |
| Index Entry |
Cortina Battle, Site of |
| Address |
104 E. Main St. |
| City |
Rio Grande City |
| County |
Starr |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
517923 |
| UTM Northing |
2917658 |
| Subject Codes |
military topics; outlaws; rangers |
| Marker Year |
1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
100-106 E. Main St., S side of Main St. between Britton Ave. and N. Corpus St. Marker is on same post as RTHL medallion for Juan Gonzales House. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Dec. 27, 1859 Crushing defeat for partisan leader Juan Cortina who in late 1859 laid waste the lower Rio Grande Valley. Cortina's band of 450 were surprised here at daybreak by Maj. S. B. Heintzelman with U.S. Army troops, joined by Texas Rangers recruited by John S. ("Rip") Ford. Cortina fled to Mexico by horseback. Many of his men jumped into the Rio Grande. Regarrisoning of Ringgold barracks put end to partisan raids for a time. But with the American Civil War (1861-1865) and Cortina's rise to power in Tamaulipas, raids were renewed — until Cortina was removed, 1875. (1970) |
