When Don Martin De Leon platted the original townsite of Guadalupe Victoria in 1824, he designated public squares, including on that would later be shared by city and county governments for many years. Victoria County build its first courthouse, a…
Discovered in this vicinity on April 14, 1689 by Alonso de Leon. Named in honor of "Our Lady of Guadalupe" patron saint of Mexico. Here at a ford, used since Indian days, Empresario Martin de Leon founded the town of Victoria in 1824.