Historical MarkerSanta Ana Land Grant
Alamo · Hidalgo County · Dedicated 1993 · THC Atlas #5215004570
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Marker Inscription
The 15-square-mile Santa Ana land grant was awarded by Mexico to Benigno Leal in 1834. Leal established his Rancho de Adentro (Inside Ranch) headquarters and cemetery at this site. Leal's original grant was eventually combined with adjacent lands to form the "Alamo Tract" which between 1910 and 1930 was converted to farmland by the Louisiana and Rio Grande Canal Company. The tract's southern section nevertheless retained its natural riverine forest environment and was acquired by the U.S. government in 1943 to create the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. (1993)
About this site
Santa Ana Land Grant is a historical marker in Alamo, Hidalgo County, dedicated in 1993. It is one of 138 historical markers documented in Hidalgo County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 236 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 26.0850, -98.1349 near Alamo. The nearest cataloged historic site is Thomas Walter Jones (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Handy Cemetery, Santa Ana, and Brewster.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5215004570. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
