DUANE
Nueces County, Texas
Historical Markers in Banquete, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 9 Texas historical markers in Banquete, in Nueces County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution, Civil War, Cowboys & Cattle, and Native History. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 1990.
Start with these Banquete stories
- Fort Lipantitlanplaced 1976
In 1728 a Spanish fort was built at this site near a Lipan Apache village with the Aztec name "Lipantitlan." The post was later abandoned, and the…
- Nicholas Bluntzerplaced 1990
(October 29, 1835-September 5, 1901) A native of the French province of Alsace, Nicholas Bluntzer came to Texas at age nine with his parents and…
- Banquete Cemeteryplaced 1976
In June 1832 the colony of Irish families settled along the Nueces River by John McMullen and James McGloin was linked to Mexico by completion of the…
- Casa Blanca Land Grantplaced 1988
The first spanish land grant awarded in what is now Nueces county was the Casa Blanca land grant.
- Santa Margarita Crossingplaced 1973
Ranchers occupying the 1804 Spanish land grant of Jose Herrera established this crossing of the Nueces and named the scattered settlement Santa…
- At the Forks of the Agua Dulceplaced 1936
At the forks of the Agua Dulce fifteen miles southwest of San Patricio fell Dr. James Grant, Major Robert C. Morris, Captain Thomas Lewellen…
Banquete on the Texas history calendar
All 9 historical markers in Banquete
Historical markers near Banquete
- San Patricio9 stories · 4 mi
- Corpus Christi93 stories · 26 mi
- Kingsville12 stories · 27 mi
- Beeville12 stories · 34 mi
- Refugio9 stories · 43 mi
- Three Rivers5 stories · 46 mi
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