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Havana

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LaJoya, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 26° 14' 51.48476999988", -98° 30' 24.83091"
 
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     Located on land known as Porcion 46, ceded by the crown of Spain to Don Jose Matias Tijerina in 1767, the community of Havana was named for Havana, Cuba, where Tijerina had stopped on his journey from Europe. Among the early settlers here were the families of Josefa de la Garza Salinas and Civil War Union soldier Patricio Perez. A frame church was built in 1891 and named for St. Joseph. Descendants of early settlers still live in the area. Many Havana pioneers are buried here in the Havana Cemetery. (1988)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Havana Historical Marker Location Map, LaJoya, Texas

 
   
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