Laredo in Webb County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Webb County

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 20, 2018

1. Webb County Marker

Inscription. Formed from Nueces County
Created January 28, 1848
Organized March 16, 1848
Named in honor of
James Webb, 1792-1856
Attorney General and Secretary
of State of The Republic of Texas
1838-1841
Laredo, the County Seat
Founded in 1755 by
Tomas Sanchez

Erected 1936 by Texas Highway Department. (Marker Number 5734.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 27° 30.448′ N, 99° 30.357′ W. Marker is in Laredo, Texas, in Webb County. Marker can be reached from Flores Avenue north of Houston Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located near Webb County Courthouse west entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Houston St, Laredo TX 78040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Webb County Courthouse (here, next to this marker); Laredo Fire Department (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Laredo National Bank (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Texas Mexican Railway (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jarvis Plaza

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); City Hall and Market House (approx. 0.2 miles away); United States Post Office and Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Laredo World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laredo.

Also see . . .
1. Webb County. Webb County is in South Texas along the Mexican border. Laredo, the county's largest town and seat of government, is in the southwestern part of the county at the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and Interstate Highway 35. Early Spanish explorers traveled through the area on their journeys north of the Rio Grande. Alonso De León passed across what is now the northwestern corner of Webb County during the 1680s, and in 1747 Miguel de la Garza Falcón journeyed through the area as he explored the north bank of the Rio Grande. (Submitted on May 21, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. James Webb: Legislator and Judge. Webb represented the Travis-Bastrop-Fayette-Gonzales district as senator in the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth congresses, 1841–44, and served as chairman of the Judiciary Committee and as a member of the Foreign Relations Committee. He was a member of the Convention of 1845, which endorsed him for United States district judge

Texas Highway Department 1936 Centennial Star (<i>on front of granite marker pedestal</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 20, 2018

2. Texas Highway Department 1936 Centennial Star (on front of granite marker pedestal)

for Texas. He became first judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District, which included Corpus Christi when the district was established in 1854, and was elected to the judgeship in 1856. (Submitted on May 21, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

3. Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera y Garza, founder of Laredo. On May 15, 1755, Sánchez founded Laredo with his family and several others. In 1767, after settlers had received ranchlands and a charter from the Spanish crown, they elected as alcalde José Martínez de Sotomayer; but because of his lack of courage to defend against Indian attacks and his attempt to remove the settlers to the south of the Rio Grande, he was removed from office and replaced by Sánchez. (Submitted on May 21, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Webb County Marker (<i>wide view; marker visible right of entrance</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 20, 2018

3. Webb County Marker (wide view; marker visible right of entrance)

City of Laredo and Webb County Outline (<i>embedded in sidewalk near marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 20, 2018

4. City of Laredo and Webb County Outline (embedded in sidewalk near marker)

Webb County Judges 1848-1968 Tile Mural (<i>located in courthouse gazebo near marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 20, 2018

5. Webb County Judges 1848-1968 Tile Mural (located in courthouse gazebo near marker)

Webb County Population Tile Mural (<i>located in courthouse gazebo near marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 20, 2018

6. Webb County Population Tile Mural (located in courthouse gazebo near marker)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on February 13, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 21, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.