DeLeon Plaza and Bandstand
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DeLeon Plaza and Bandstand
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DeLeon Plaza and Bandstand
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 DeLeon Plaza and Bandstand
DeLeon Plaza and Bandstand
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| Location | 100 blk. W. Constitution Victoria, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 28°47′57″N 97°0′22″W / 28.79917°N 97.00611°WCoordinates: 28°47′57″N 97°0′22″W / 28.79917°N 97.00611°W |
| Built | 1839, 1885 |
| NRHP Reference # | 86002584 |
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| Added to NRHP | March 24, 1987 |
| Designated RTHL | 1965, 1998 |
DeLeon Plaza and Bandstand is 1.77 acres originally platted as the center of the city of Victoria, county of Victoria, in the U.S. state of Texas. The bandstand stood nearby the plaza until it was moved to the center of the plaza in 1923. The William P. Rogers chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy contracted with sculptor Pompeo Coppini for the DeLeon Plaza's 1912 monument to the Confederacy The Last Stand (aka Firing Line).
On March 24, 1987, DeLeon Plaza and Bandstand was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Victoria County, Texas. In 1965, the bandstand was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, Marker number 289. In 1998, the plaza was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, Marker number 12273.
When Victoria, Texas was founded by empresario Martín De León and his wife Patricia de la Garza De León, they named it after Guadalupe Victoria, who had just become the first president of Mexico. The town was platted by surveyor José María Jesús Carbajal around a Market Square designed in 1839 by Edward Linn and known today as DeLeon Plaza. The bandstand at the center of the plaza was built prior to 1885.
Sculptor Pompeo Coppini was paid $5,000, raised by the William P. Rogers chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, to create the plaza's monument The Last Stand (aka Firing Line) in 1912. The unveiling was held on July 12 of that year. The celebratory event was the scene of a parade and a barbecue that was free to everyone. The ceremony included various dignitaries, two Union Army veterans, and twelve Confederate States Army veterans.
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