Pioneer Colony Developer and Texas Patriot
Felix De Leon
(1806 - 1850)
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Marker Text: 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) Marker No: 6540
Grave Marker
Geographic: 28.810801, -97.009010
Location: Evergreen Cemetery, Vine and Red River Streets., Victoria
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