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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 ...
When Victoria, Texas was founded by empresario Martín De León and his wife Patricia de la Garza De León, they named it after Guadalupe Victoria, who had just become the first president of Mexico. [3] The town was platted by surveyor José María Jesús Carbajal [4] around a Market Square designed in 1839 by Edward Linn and known today as ...
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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 following are people born in or otherwise closely associated with the city of De Leon, Texas. Pages in category "People from De Leon, Texas" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
De León or de León or De Leon may refer to: De Leon, Texas, USA; De Leon Independent School District of De Leon, Texas; Manuel Márquez de León International Airport, the airport serving La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico; De León (surname), people with the surname De León, de León or De Leon
The attacks come days before the Nov. 5 election
With Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo refusing to step down, acting L.A. City Council President Mitch O'Farrell takes them off an array of committees.