Black plaque № 13780

Floresville, TX, United States

Cemetery of Canary Islanders. Predates church built 1732 by colonists who arrived 1731, led by Juan Leal Goras. They farmed and raised stock. Their villa, San Fernando, was first municipality in Texas. Among unmarked graves is that of flamboyant Dona Maria Cavillo. Site now county-owned. Recorded Te

xas Historic Landmark, 1967. #701

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