328:. Texas independence was a separate issue. As the issue did with other Mexicans living in Texas, it divided the De León extended family, some of whom helped change the course of history in both Texas and Mexico. Divided loyalties among the Mexicans made them subject to suspicion and prejudice from the new
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number 6543 placed at Church and Bridge
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760:. Heinemann Library. p. 12.
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581:. Texas Historical Association.
548:. Texas Historical Association.
478:De León, a Tejano Family History
462:Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
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182:Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
1084:"St. Mary's Church in Victoria"
1050:. Texas Historical Commission.
659:"Patricia de la Garza De León"
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482:. University of Texas Press.
1157:. Trinity University Press.
781:Poyo, Gerald Eugene (1996).
452:Saint Mary's Catholic Church
270:Establishing Victoria, Texas
170:Patricia de la Garza De León
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878:"José María Jesús Carbajal"
519:Corpus Christi Caller-Times
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228:. The couple's first child
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1380:History of women in Texas
1153:Chance, Joseph E (2006).
783:Tejano Journey, 1770–1850
344:José María Jesús Carbajal
302:José María Jesús Carbajal
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