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De Leon (/ d ɪ ˈ l iː ɒ n / dih LEE-on) is a city located in Comanche County in the U.S. state of Texas.Its population was 2,258 in the 2020 census. [4] It is commonly associated with being named after the Spanish explorer Ponce de León, but the town is actually named for its location on the Leon River (de León in Spanish), which flows directly north and east of the community, and drains ...
English: Map of Comanche County Texas highlighting De Leon. Date: 6/7/08: Source: Own work: Author: 25or6to4: ... 1=Map of Comanche County Texas highlighting De Leon
The William P. Rogers chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy contracted with sculptor Pompeo Coppini for the DeLeon Plaza's 1912 monument to the Confederacy The Last Stand (aka Firing Line). On March 24, 1987, DeLeon Plaza and Bandstand was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Victoria County, Texas.
Comanche County was a sundown town, and in 1886 the communities of Bibb, De Leon, Fleming, Sipe Springs, and Whittville had signage reading, "No negroes allowed in this town." [ 19 ] According to a 1953 study, the county took pride in and publicized its all-white population.
The D. H. Regan House at 507 S. DeLeon in Victoria, Texas, United States, is an Italianate architecture home designed by architect Jules Leffland. It was built in 1880. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1] [2] It was listed on the NRHP as part of a study which listed numerous historic resources in the Victoria ...
Rockport-Fulton senior Cristobal Deleon has been named the MVP of the 2024 All-South Texas boys soccer team. ... Luke De Leon, jr., Carroll. Dennis Luong, sr., John Paul II. Fracisco Urrutia, so ...
During the court hearing in Houston, Texas, Alvarez’s mother, Anna Machado, took the witness stand to give a victim impact statement. ... Frank DeLeon Jr, 19, agreed to spend 45 years in prison ...
The Victoria Art League is a location for local artists, and is located in a Texas Registered Historical Landmark building. DeLeon Plaza and Bandstand was one of four public squares set aside by colony founder Martin de Leon. It contains monuments and memorials, and a bandstand built in 1890.