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Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas (Latin: Dioecesis Victoriensis in Texia) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Victoria, Texas. It was founded on April 13, 1982. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory serves as the cathedral church. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. The diocese covers Fayette, Colorado, Wharton, Matagorda, Lavaca, Jackson, Dewitt, Victoria, Calhoun, Goliad counties.

Located at 28.8169, -96.9933 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston, Religious organizations established in 1982, Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century

St. Joseph High School (Victoria, Texas)

St. Joseph High School is a co-educational, private Roman Catholic college preparatory high school in Victoria, Texas, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas.

Located at 28.7942, -97.0078 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roman Catholic secondary schools in Texas, Victoria, Texas, Educational institutions established in 1868, Schools in Victoria County, Texas

Riverside Stadium (Victoria)

Riverside Stadium is a ballpark located in Victoria, Texas which is the current home of the UHV Jaguars baseball team and the Victoria Generals of the Texas Collegiate League. It is the former home of the Victoria Rosebuds, who played in the AA classification Texas League from 1958 to 1961. The stadium was opened in 1947 as a part of Riverside Park.

Located at 28.8131, -97.0232 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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UHV Jaguars baseball, College baseball venues in the United States, Victoria, Texas, Baseball venues in the Coastal Bend (Texas), Baseball venues in Texas, Buildings and structures in Victoria County, Texas

Silvestre De León

Silvestre De León (1802–1842) was the second son born to the influential De León family in Victoria, Texas. He became the third alcalde of Victoria. De León joined his brother-in-law Plácido Benavides to fight with Stephen F. Austin at the 1835 Siege of Béxar. He joined the rest of the De León family in New Orleans in 1836 after Brigadier General Thomas Jefferson Rusk ordered the evacuation of Mexican families from Victoria. In 1842, he returned to Victoria and was murdered by persons unknown.

Located at 28.8114, -97.01 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1802 births, 1842 deaths, 19th-century Mexican people, People of Spanish Texas, People of the Texas Revolution, Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks, People of Mexican Texas

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.

Located at 28.8114, -97.01 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1798 births, 1853 deaths, 19th-century Mexican people, People of the Texas Revolution, Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks, People of Mexican Texas, People of Spanish Texas

Martín De León

Martín De León (1765–1833) was a rancher and wealthy Mexican empresario descended from Spanish aristocracy. He was the patriarch of one of the prominent founding families of early Texas. De León and his wife Patricia de la Garza established De León's Colony, the only predominantly Mexican colony in Texas. They founded the town of Victoria and named it after Guadalupe Victoria who had just become the first president of Mexico.

Located at 28.8119, -97.0133 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1765 births, 1833 deaths, People of Spanish Texas, 19th-century Mexican people, Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks, People of Mexican Texas

Patricia de la Garza De León

Patricia de la Garza De León (1775–1849) was the matriarch of one of the prominent founding families of early Texas. Doña Patricia raised ten children, some of whom helped change the course of history. At age 49, she uprooted her life in 1824 to help her husband Martín De León establish the predominantly Mexican De León's Colony. She contributed her inherited assets to the founding of the colony, and helped establish a school and a church.

Located at 28.8119, -97.0133 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1775 births, 1849 deaths, 19th-century Mexican people, Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks, People of Spanish Texas, People of Mexican Texas

Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory (Victoria, Texas)

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory is a cathedral church located in Victoria, Texas, United States. It is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas.

Located at 28.824, -96.9915 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roman Catholic churches completed in 1958, Roman Catholic cathedrals in the United States, Roman Catholic churches in Texas, Modernist architecture in Texas, Buildings and structures in Victoria County, Texas