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Predates church built 1732 by colonists who arrived 1731, led by Juan Leal Goras. They farmed and raised stock. Their villa, San Fernando, was first municipality in Texas. Among unmarked graves is that of flamboyant Dona Maria Cavillo. Site now county-owned. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967.
Cemetery of Canary Islanders is a historical marker in Floresville, Wilson County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 46 historical markers documented in Wilson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 101 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.1478, -98.1593 near Floresville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Canary Islander Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Walker-Edwards, Garza-Valdez Cemetery, and First Baptist Church of Floresville.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5493000701. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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