| Marker Number |
6544 |
| Atlas Number |
5469006544 |
| Marker Title |
Silvestre De Leon |
| Index Entry |
De Leon, Silvestre |
| Address |
Evergreen Cemetery, N.Vine & W. Red River Sts. |
| City |
Victoria |
| County |
Victoria |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
694398 |
| UTM Northing |
3188643 |
| Subject Codes |
Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; colonization |
| Marker Year |
1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Evergreen Cemetery, N. Vine St. and W. Red River, Victoria |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
(1802-1842) Son of the Empresario Martin de Leon, founder of the De Leon Colony and City of Victoria. Silverstre de Leon was active in the Catholic church, served alcade of Victoria, and had other commissions. An Indian fighter and soldier, he was taken prisoner by Mexican Army during Texas War for Independence. He owned and traded in vast herds of horses, mules, and cattle. He married Rosalia de la Garza; had two sons, Martin and Francisco. (1972) |
