Dedicated in memory
of
Sgt. Alfredo
“Freddy” Gonzalez
USMC
1946 - 1968
Congressional Medal of Honor
Post-Humously 1969
Battle of Hue City,
Vietnam — — Map (db m62745) WM
In 1859 and early 1860 a series of raids on Texas settlements led by Juan N. Cortina (1824-1894) led to skirmishes with companies of Texas Rangers and U.S. soldiers. These conflicts became known as the Cortina Wars. On February 4, 1860, a battle . . . — — Map (db m159702) HM
Juan Jose Hinojosa (1700-1789) was granted land including this site posthumously in 1790. His great-grandson Antonio Balli Cavazos (1813-1887),
was the first to live on the land, which he named the Balli San Antonio del
Esterito Ranch in 1839. . . . — — Map (db m160755) HM