Cemetery of Canary Islanders

Historical marker location:

710 10th Street, Floresville, Texas

( northeast corner of 10th and Plum Streets, facing 10th Street (US 181). Cemetery is behind O'Reilly Auto Parts and AutoZone.)

Marker installed: 1967

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.

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