MARTIN DE LEON

WHO IS MARTIN DE LEON?

• Martin was the only Tejano empesario to settle a colony in Texas
• His colony was worth $1,000,000
• Victoria is his modern day colony

HOW DID HE GET TO TEXAS?

• He moved to San Patricio County Texas from Mexico with his wife and children and established a cattle ranch
• He had already been declined to set up a colony twice in Texas
• He originally lived in Mexico but liked Texas much more

WHEN DID HE SETTLE?

WHERE WAS THE COLONY?

LEGACY

• The sword of Martin De Leon was a famous one. When having space problems with Green DeWitt-
• -Martin de Leon took his sword and readied himself to behead DeWitt, until Austin broke up the feud
• It was placed in a middle school exhibit in Victoria Texas
• Martin De Leon's fine crafted bed is held in the public library of Victoria (as shown in the picture)

MISC.

• He had the first registered cattle brand in Texas
• His wife was a major help in making the colony

INTERESTING FACTS

• In 1822, De León was in New Orleans. There he met Carlos Lazo-
• -on a pirate ship that was in charge by a Frenchman named Ramon La Fou..
• He placed a bet with the pirate and Martin won.-
• Part of the bet required the pirate to deliver supplies to Martin's colony in Texas-
• -This is where most of Martin's supplies came from