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Don Florencio Saenz Homestead |
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Toluca Ranch,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
26° 4' 16.86054",
-97° 56' 44.00691"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Built on family Spanish land grant in 1902. Headquarters for Toluca Ranch, which at one time stretched 17 miles north from the Rio Grande. Here Saenz operated a mercantile store, promoting cattle ranching and river farming as successful business ventures for the valley. Site of 1915 bandit raid in which a private was killed when U.S. soldiers discovered and fought off desperadoes trying to burn the house. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Don Florencio Saenz Homestead Historical Marker Location Map, Toluca Ranch, Texas
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