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Black plaque № 16865

Port Isabel, TX, United States

Port Isabel Cemetery. Encompassing almost one acre of land, the Port Isabel Cemetery is located on property granted to Don Rafael Garcia by the government of Mexico in 1829. The land was known as the Santa Ysabel Grant, and Garcia soon established a ranch he named El Fronton de Santa Isabel (Saint E

lizabeth's Bluff). Garcia continued to reside at his home in Matamoros, Mexico, and the ranch was operated by hired workers. According to local tradition, the workers on El Fronton de Santa Isabel Ran

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