Museum

Texas Conjunto Music Museum

San Benito · Cameron County · Dedicated 2000 · THC Atlas #4200000819

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About this site

Texas Conjunto Music Museum is a museum in San Benito, Cameron County, dedicated in 2000. It is one of 11 museums documented in Cameron County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 207 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 26.1323, -97.6294 near San Benito. The nearest cataloged historic site is San Benito History Museum (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Freddy Fender Museum, Freddy Fender Museum, and Purvis, Albanus Clemens.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200000819. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & Museum in San Benito documents the history of conjunto, the accordion-driven regional music born when accordionist Narciso Martinez, the "father" of modern conjunto, and bajo sexto player Santiago Almeida fused European polkas with Mexican ranch music in the 1930s. The museum honors the musicians who create the genre and forms part of San Benito's cluster of cultural museums.

Sources: tshaonline.org goldencountrycowgirl.com

📍 26.1323, -97.6294 · San Benito, Cameron County

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