Historical Marker
Capt. Jose Antonio Menchaca
Historical marker location:
1100 S. Colorado St., San Antonio, Texas
( San Fernando Cemetery, No. 1, Block 8-V-3, Vera Cruz St., San Antonio)
Marker installed: 1936
Capt. Jose Antonio Menchaca, a veteran of San Jacinto. Born in San Antonio, 1797, died November 1, 1879. His wife Teresa Ramon Menchaca born in July, 1796, died February 7, 1874.
The state of Texas was once an independent country known as the Republic of Texas. It gained independence from Mexico in 1836 and was a separate nation until it was annexed by the United States in 1845.