High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Martin De Leon (1765–1833) was a rancher and wealthy Mexican empresario descended from Spanish aristocracy. He was the patriarch of one of the prominent founding families of early Texas. De Leon and his wife Patricia de la Garza established De Leon's Colony, the only predominantly Mexican colony in Texas. They founded the town of Victoria and named it after Guadalupe Victoria who had just become the first president of Mexico. The De Leon E–J (Espiritu de Jesus) cattle brand became the first registered brand in what was to become Texas. The extended De Leon family included politicians and freedom fighters who helped alter the course of history both in Texas and in Mexico. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark number 6542 placed at Evergreen Cemetery in 1936 acknowledges Don Martin De Leon's contribution to Texas.Recorded Texas Historic Landmark number 6543 placed at Church and Bridge Streets in 1936 denotes Don Martin De Leon's home in Victoria....

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