Martin de Leon

Resources

Arreola, Daniel D. Tejano South Texas. Austin Univeristy of Texas Press, 2002.

Calvert, Robert A. and Arnoldo de Leon. The History of Texas. Harlan Davidson, Inc. Wheeling, Illinois, 1996

Crimm, Ana Carolina Castillo. De Leon: A Tejano Family History. University of Texas Press, 2003.

Davis, Joe Tom, Legendary Texians (3 vols., Austin: Eakin Press, 1982-86)

Grimes, Roy, ed., 300 Years in Victoria County (Victoria, Texas: Victoria Advocate, 1968; rpt., Austin: Nortex, 1985).

Hammett, A. B. J., The Empresario Don Martín de León (Waco: Texian Press, 1973).

Henderson, Mary Virginia, "Minor Empresario Contracts for the Colonization of Texas, 1825-1834," Southwestern Historical Quarterly 31, 32 (April, July 1928).

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/DD/fde8.html
The Handbook of Texas Online has produced a very basic but quick and informational biography of Martin de Leon and his accomplishments.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu:8080/tsha/search_hoto.jsp?collections=tsha-handbook&queryText=Martin+de+Leon&searchButton=GO
A listing of all the people, events and communities that were influenced by Martin de Leon.

http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/deleon2.htm
This is the first of several comprehensive sites maintained by the Texas A&M University, complied by the Sons of Dewitt Colony, Texas. Their main source of information is the text written by A.B. Hammet in 1973, entitled The Empresario. This particular site has valuable information concerning Martin’s children and family, as well as their contributions to the colony.

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/DD/fde66.html
Another biography maintained by The Handbook of Texas Online, this provides some basic but good information about Patricia de la Garza de Leon, Martin’s wife.

http://victoriatx.net/victoria/index.htm
This site includes good pictures and quick facts about the community of Victoria presently, as well as several historical facts. There are contact numbers that could prove useful for contacting someone within the community if an educator would like further information from the town.

http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/deleonframe.htm
A continuation of the site compiled by the Sons of Dewitt Colony, Texas. Also contains a general biography, but also contains a translation of de Leon’s petition for the colony land, a roster and discussion of the original settlers, his ledger, ten years worth of letters written by members of the colony, discussion of colony proceeding de Leon’s death and the Mexica- American War.

http://www.texancultures.utsa.edu/
http://www.texancultures.utsa.edu/hiddenhistory/Pages1/afounderoftexas.htm
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The main site for the Institute of Texan Cultures in San Antonio is a resource rich site. They offer several forms of programming and lesson opportunities for those educators who cannot bring their students to the Institute, in addition to activities and (samples included above) an extensive online photo archive. A non-circulating library is available to the public at the Institute. Included (the first link) is more information and very clear photos and sketches of de Leon family and artifacts, compiled and written by Caroline Castillo Crimm.

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-tx-vc.html
While the site is describing the flag of Victoria County, it is most important to pay attention to the embellished "E" in the center. It is same design was created and used by Martin de Leon for his cattle branding.

http://www.jstor.org/view/...
Not specific to Martin de Leon, but his creation of Victoria and his family certainly is part of the focus of the article, the changes that occurred along the Texas boarder with the division between Mexican and Anglo culture.

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/DD/fde8.html
From The Empresario by A.B.J. Hammett, 1973

http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/ccbn/dewitt/deleon4.htm
MARTÍN de LEÓN -Founder of Victoria, Texas By Juan M. Escobar (Reprinted by permission from El Mesteño, vol. 3 no. 25, pg. 16-17)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria,_Texas

http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGulfCoastTowns/VictoriaTexas/VictoriaTexas.htm

http://www.jstor.org/view...
Entire article on ranking and role of criollo officers, how it benefited them later. From the Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 6, No. 4, p. 670.

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/DD/fde66.html
Patricia de la Garza de Leon bio.

The text, De Leon: A Tejano Family History contains a wide variety of images, including maps and sketches of the family.

http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/images/deleonmartin2.jpg
Sketch of Martin de Leon.

http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/images/carbajalmanuel3.jpg
Sketch of an older Martin.

http://www.campechesteel.2itb.com/custom3.html
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An interesting story and picture of Martin and his experience with a pirate (?) in New Orleans.

http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/deleonframe.htm
Link to Martin de Leon’s petition to colonize, including his list of original colonists, ledger, map of the colony and more .

http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/deleonframe.htm
Correspondence of people in the de Leon Colony of Victoria from 1824-1835.

http://www.gregspears.com/links/history/history.html
While this is a reality site, it contains two good, clean pictures of the plaza at Victoria, Texas, currently.