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Establishment of Villa de Laredo
- When
- 1755
- Where
- North bank of the Rio Grande
- Part of
- Founding of Villa de Laredo
Don Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera founded the settlement on the north bank of the Rio Grande in 1755.
The Spanish colonial settlement was established in 1755 by Don Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera. It was situated on the north bank of the Rio Grande while the area remained part of the Nuevo Santander region in the Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain.
Sources
- Laredo, Texas Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
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