Fernando De León
Fernando De León (1798–1853) was a co-founder of
Victoria, Texas, and the first commissioner and colonization manager of
De León's Colony. He fought against
Antonio López de Santa Anna. De León was an
aide-de-camp to provisional Texas governor
James W. Robinson. In the war's confusion about Mexican loyalties, De León was first incarcerated by the Mexican army, only to be released and be incarcerated by the Texas army. When his brother Silvestre was murdered, he adopted Silvestre's sons. After the war, he legally recovered of his land that had been redistributed to Texans.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark number 6541 placed at Evergreen Cemetery in 1972 acknowledges Fernando De León's contribution to Texas.
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