| Marker Number |
6540 |
| Atlas Number |
5469006540 |
| Marker Title |
Felix De Leon |
| Index Entry |
De Leon, Felix |
| Address |
Evergreen Cemetery, N. Vine & W. Red River streets |
| City |
Victoria |
| County |
Victoria |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
694398 |
| UTM Northing |
3188643 |
| Subject Codes |
Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas |
| Marker Year |
1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Evergreen Cemetery, Vine St. and Red River Sts., Victoria |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
(1806-1850) Born in Texas; third son of the Empresario Don Martin de Leon, founder of De Leon Colony and City of Victoria. Felix de Leon was held hostage on a pirate ship about 1822, to force his father to comply with buccaneer demands. Later he became active in Colony's affairs. A skilled Indian fighter, he served Texas' cause in War for Independence. His business was supplying horses, mules, and cattle to the New Orleans market. (1972) |
