Old Ramireño

Old Ramireño was located on land granted to Don Jose Luis Ramirez by the King of Spain in 1784. Part of the colonization effort of Col. Jose de Escandon, Ramirez' grant was designated as Porcion 5. A resident of Revilla (now Guerrero), Nuevo Santander (now Tamaulipas) in Mexico, Don Jose Luis Ramirez, his wife Maria Bacilia Martinez, and their children moved across the Rio Grande and established a home on their land in present Zapata County. Don Jose Luis and Maria Bacilia Martinez Ramirez had ten children. Their families and descendants formed the nucleus of the community of Ramireño. The men of the ill-fated Mier Expedition of 1842 camped at Ramireño during their march to Mexico, and the settlement was also the site of United States military activity during the Mexican Revolution and border raids of 1916-17. The construction of Falcon Reservoir on the Rio Grande caused the relocation of several area communities, including Ramireño. The settlement founded by Don Jose Luis Ramirez was moved in 1953 to a site two miles from the original Ramirez Ranch. The hand-cut sandstone Ramirez Ranch Home was covered by the waters of Falcon Reservoir. (1988)

Old Ramireño is a historical marker in San Ygnacio, Zapata County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Zapata County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 34 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 27.0073, -99.3827 near San Ygnacio. The nearest cataloged historic site is New Ramireno Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Old Ramireno Cemetery, Cemeterio Del Pueblo, and San Ygnacio.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5505003790. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.