De León, a Tejano Family History

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De León A TEJANO FAMILY HISTORY THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK De León A TEJANO FAMILY HISTORY ANA CAROLINA CASTILLO CRIMM UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS, AUSTIN Copyright © 2003 by the University of Texas Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First edition, 2003 Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to Permissions, University of Texas Press, P.O. Box 7819, Austin, TX 78713-7819.
The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R1997) (Permanence of Paper). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Crimm, A. Carolina Castillo, 1946– De León, a Tejano family history / Ana Carolina Castillo Crimm.— 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-292-70216-7 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-292-70220-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. León, Martín de, 1765–1833. 2. León family. 3. Mexican Americans—Texas—Victoria—Biography. 4. Pioneers—Texas—Victoria—Biography 5. Victoria (Tex.)—Biography. 6. Frontier and pioneer life—Texas— Victoria. 7. Victoria (Tex.)—History. 8. Victoria (Tex.)— Ethnic relations. 9. Escandón, José de, 1700–1770. 10. Frontier and pioneer life—Mexico, North. I. Title. F394. V6 C75 2003 976.4'125'004687200922—dc22 2003013921 To my mother Dr. Martha Lou Castillo And to my mentor The late Dr. Nettie Lee Benson ...