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	Guadalupe Victoria - Wikipedia
		Victoria escaped and took command of the forces in Veracruz rebelling against Iturbide's imperial rule.
		Victoria's main distinction as president was that of being the only chief executive in the first fifty years of Mexico's history to serve out his full term.
		During Victoria's reign there was a political struggle that was remarkably similar to that waged in the American colonies between supporters of independence and Tories, or, as they preferred to be called, Loyalists.
	ms.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guadalupe_Victoria (848 words)

	Victoria, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Victoria is home to Victoria College, the University of Houston–Victoria, MLB players Doug Drabek and Ron Gant and WWE wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
		Victoria is located on U.S. Highway 59, which is scheduled to be part of the new Interstate 69.
		It is served by Victoria Regional Airport and the Port of Victoria.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Victoria,_Texas (550 words)

	Guadalupe Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Guadalupe Victoria, born José Miguel Ramón Adaucto Fernández y Félix in the state of Durango, served as the first President of Mexico from 1824 to 1829.
		Victoria chose his new name for symbolic significance: Guadalupe to give thanks for the protection of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and Victoria which means Victory.
		In 1925 his remains were moved to the mausoleum at the base of El Ángel de la Independecia in Mexico City.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guadalupe_Victoria (321 words)

	Guadalupe Victoria.History.Mexico for Kids
		However, Victoria proposed modifying this plan so as to bring an ex-insurgent soldier to the government, as opposed to a foreigner.
		Guadalupe Victoria was a member of the executive triumvirate (1823-1824), along with Pedro Celestino Negrete and
		Victoria attempted to implement a policy that would attract the other Independence groups, and so formed his first cabinet with their most outstanding members.
	www.elbalero.gob.mx /kids/history/html/independ/biovictoria.html (462 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: VICTORIA COUNTY
		Because Victoria lay on the important cart road from the port of Indianola to San Antonio and New Braunfels, as well as on the old Goliad road from east to west, the county was heavily traveled by traders and immigrants and populated by many who found the area satisfactory.
		Victoria County served as a transportation, military, and supply center during the war, since its major town was on a branch of the Cotton Road, which provided access to guns, ammunition, medicine, and supplies from Mexico in exchange for crops.
		The Victoria Barge Canal was the outgrowth of the original Intracoastal Canal Association established locally in 1905; Congress did not authorize the construction of a barge canal, except for the dredging of the Guadalupe River, until 1945.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/VV/hcv3.html (3621 words)

	Guadalupe Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In 1812 nam hij de stad Oaxaca in, en hernoemde zichzelf toen Guadalupe Victoria.
		Victoria zat nu vrijwel zonder manschappen en trok zich terug op zijn haciënda in Vera Cruz.
		Victoria nam deel in de voorlopige regering en werd na het aannemen van de grondwet op 10 oktober 1824 als 'patriottisch' kandidaat unaniem tot president gekozen.
	toshare.dynup.net /nl/F%c3%a9lix_Fern%c3%a1ndez.htm (505 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: VICTORIA, TX
		Victoria, centrally located in Victoria County at the convergence of U.S. highways 59, 77, and 87, is the county seat, the largest city in the central coastal region, and the commercial focus of the surrounding counties.
		Because Victoria County constitutes the Victoria MSA, statistical data since 1981 for the county and the MSA are identical.
		Victoria, the core city and county seat, serves as the commercial focus for the counties surrounding the Victoria MSA.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/VV/hdv1.html (2755 words)

	Articles: Guadalupe Victoria, El Primero Presidente - Historical Text Archive
		Guadalupe Victoria was born in Tamazula, Durango, in 1786.
		Guadalupe Victoria voiced his republican opinions, saying that Mexico should be led by a leader of the revolution, a soldier, not a foreigner or a king or emperor.
		Guadalupe Victoria not only built up naval forces causing the surrender of the Spanish garrison in San Juan de Uluá, but he also accorded amnesty to political prisoners.
	www.historicaltextarchive.com /sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=531 (1078 words)

	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Guadalupe Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Our Lady of Guadalupe Our Lady of Guadalupe or the Virgin of Guadalupe is a Roman Catholic icon and arguably Mexicos most popular image: Nobel laureate Octavio Paz is quoted as saying that the Mexican people, after more than two centuries of experiments, have faith only in the Virgin...
		Guadalupe Victoria was chosen as a member of the provisional government and then as president.
		Guadalupe Victoria -- and we'll call him that from now on -- was born in 1786 in Tamazula, Durango.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Guadalupe-Victoria (1388 words)

	Victoria Texas History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Victoria is the place where Texas history was written and the legendary Texas cattle industry began.
		Victoria was platted by Jose M.J. Carbajal and developed an early importance as a stop on the La Bahia Road, as a stock-raising center, and as a shipping center for the port of Linnville.
		Victoria continued to grow as a trade center, especially as Indianola became an important port of entry for both goods and thousands of immigrants who settled in the area.
	www.victoriatexasonline.com /history.html (522 words)

	Guadalupe Victoria Chapter, Texas Society DAR
		Victoria is the oldest city in Texas, a county that has deep early roots in this state.
		Guadalupe Victoria Chapter has taken part in celebrations of freedom and commemorative events in Victoria for many years, including the placing of a granite monument on the Northeast corner of De Leon Square in 1936 to mark the original name of Main Street,
		Victoria is the Cradle of Texas and of the Texas cattle industry.
	www.rootsweb.com /~txgvcdar (616 words)

	Guadalupe Victoria -- Guadalupe Victoria (1786 - 21 maart 1843) was de eerst... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Guadalupe Victoria -- Guadalupe Victoria (1786 - 21 maart 1843) was de eerst...
		Guadalupe Victoria (1786 - 21 maart 1843) was de eerste President van Mexico.
		Op 31 maart 1829 werd Guadalupe Victoria door Vicente Guerrero afgezet bij een staatsgreep, omdat Victoria de conservatief Manuel Gómez Pedraza tot zijn opvolger wilde benoemen.
	guadalupe-victoria.nl.tracking24.net (156 words)

	Guadalupe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Guadalupe, a suburb of San Jose, Costa Rica
		Guadalupe, a barangay located in the northeastern part of Cebu City
		Guadalupe Victoria, nom de guerre of the first President of Mexico
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guadalupe (138 words)

	Relocating and Moving to Victoria, Texas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Location: Victoria is situated 30 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico on the mid-Texas Gulf Coast and serves as a regional hub for its citizens.
		The County Seat, Victoria, the largest city in the central coastal region, and the commercial focus of the surrounding counties, is also one of the state's old, historic cities.
		The city of Victoria was named after Guadalupe Victoria who was the first president of the republic of Mexico.
	www.drelocation.com /Texas/victoria/victoria.htm (575 words)

	Printer Friendly Version - Study: Project would deplete area water during drought (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		City officials have also said if the Lower Guadalupe project is built, an agreement between the city and GBRA will kick in to ensure that Victoria will have a secure water source should the Guadalupe River, the city's primary water supply, run low during severe droughts.
		The O'Connors pointed out that the water project relies on the same water sources as Victoria - the Guadalupe River and the Gulf Coast Aquifer - but that the project would be first in line to receive Guadalupe River water during drought because its GBRA water rights permit is "senior" to the city's newer permit.
		Victoria's permit to Guadalupe River water, which is Permit No. 5466, is dependent on the amount of water in the river, they said.
	members.cox.net /water.research.group/ARC/050217_oconnor_study_drought.htm (757 words)

	San Antonio Current - THE DEAD ZONE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		At the center of the families' disagreement is the Lower Guadalupe Water Supply Project, the centerpiece of the Region L water plan.
		While the Guadalupe River would be the primary water source for the pipeline, groundwater would be used during droughts and/or low river flow.
		The Guadalupe is ground zero in Texas' 21st-century water wars, with practically every fight directly tied to satisfying the needs of San Antonio's 1.5 million residents and the region's determination to grow the economy and the population.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=10677955&BRD=2318&PAG=461&dept_id=484045&rfi=8 (2924 words)

	Victoria Preservation, Inc.: A Tour of Old Victoria
		Victoria's unique history began in 1824 when the Republic of Mexico approved Don Martin DeLeon's request for a large land grant in Texas on the lower Guadalupe River.
		The town was known as Guadalupe Victoria until Texas gained her independence from Mexico; at that time the name was shortened to Victoria.
		Victoria became a cosmopolitan community in the latter part of the nineteenth centiry.
	www.viptx.net /vpi/tour (970 words)

	Victoria, Texas - Texas Coastal Bend Regional Tourism Council
		Victoria's history dates back to 1685 when Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieur De LaSalle, established Fort St. Louis as a French settlement on the western bank of Garcitas Creek in Victoria county.
		Victoria became the third chartered city in Texas in 1824.
		Nestled beside the meandering Guadalupe River, Victoria is a meticulous blend of the past, the present and the future.
	www.txcoastalbend.org /victoria.html (328 words)

	Archontology.org: History of VICTORIA, Guadalupe: presidents, kings, prime ministers, biography, database
		When Agustín de Iturbide came to power and was made emperor in 1822, Victoria at first supported him, but as Iturbide cracked down on his political opponents and dissolved the Congress, Victoria denounced him and joined Antonio López de Santa Anna's successful revolt in 1823.
		In October 1824, Guadalupe Victoria and Nicolás Bravo were elected Mexico's first constitutional president and vice president respectively for the four-year term, 1824-1829.
		Victoria sought to be impartial, but his attempts to build a consensus and his impartiality doomed him to indecision or to decisions that had little substance.
	www.archontology.org /nations/mex/mex2/victoria.php (560 words)

	GUADALUPE VICTORIA; Mexicanos Ilustres
		Victoria nunca gozó de la estimación de Iturbide, ya que éste lo menospreció siempre como militar y no lo tomó en cuenta como político; pero a la vez Victoria nunca consideró insurgente leal a Iturbide.
		Durante su gobierno, Victoria celebró por primera vez el Grito de Dolores; hizo efectiva la abolición de la esclavitud; en ese año de 1827 decretó la expulsión de los españoles, que se oponían a su gobierno y proporcionaban los medios económicos para la rebelión.
		Se re-tiró Victoria a la vida privada, y murió el 21 de marzo de 1843, en la ciudad de México, víctima de una larga y penosa enfermedad.
	www.mexico-tenoch.com /mexicanosilustres/guadalupevictoria.html (581 words)

	Guadalupe Victoria
		VICTORIA, Guadalupe, Mexican president, born in Tamazula, Durango, in 1789; died in Perote, 21 March, 1843.
		In 1817, when the insurrection was nearly everywhere subdued, and only General Guerrero held out in the southwest, Victoria, unable to reach the latter chief, hid for nearly four years in the mountains of Vera Cruz, till the proclamation of the plan de Iguala in 1821.
		After Hurbide's fall, Victoria was elected on 1 April, 1823, to the executive council, but, being occupied in the siege of San Juan de Ulua, he did not take his seat till July, 1824.
	www.famousamericans.net /guadalupevictoria (424 words)

	The Rivers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Guadalupe's principal tributaries are the Comal and the San Marcos rivers.
		Projects to make the Guadalupe navigable were approved by the Mexican government in the late 1820s and early 1830s, but these were interrupted by the Texas Revolution.qv Some improvements to the lower reaches of the river were authorized by the Republic of Texasqv in the 1840s and by the Texas legislature in the 1850s.
		The Guadalupe Waterpower Company was established in 1912, and by 1920 the company had built a series of dams between New Braunfels and Seguin in an effort to harness the river's power.
	inthehillsfishing.com /_wsn/page16.html (3137 words)

	Victoria.Tx
		Under the new Republic of Texas, Victoria received the third charter issued by the new government and Victoria County was created on May 17,1836 with the city of Victoria as the county seat.
		Farther down the road, with the golf course on one side and the Guadalupe on the other, you'll pass many picnic areas and a playground for the kids.
		Victoria College (1925) provides the first two years of higher education and the University of Houston-Victoria (1972) the final two years and Masters Degrees.
	victoriatx.net /victoria (1231 words)

	County History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In 1824 Martin DE LEON petitioned to establish a colony to be called "Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de Jesus." When the petition was returned, the official name given was "Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de Jesus y Victoria." During the Mexican colonial period this was called Guadalupe y Victoria.
		Victoria is the only city in the state established by a native of Mexico (according to Booth Mooney in History of Texas.
		The municipality was organized into the county of Victoria, a County Judge elected, and the town incorporated with a Mayor and City Council.
	www.viptx.net /vcgs/history.html (1215 words)

	Guadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty of articles on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Guadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty of GUADALUPE HIDALGO, TREATY OF [Guadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty of] 1848, peace treaty between the United States and Mexico that ended the Mexican War.
		Formerly called Guadalupe Hidalgo, it was renamed in 1931.
		Compromise of 1850 COMPROMISE OF 1850 [Compromise of 1850] The annexation of Texas to the United States and the gain of new territory by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the close of the Mexican War (1848) aggravated the hostility between North and South concerning the question of the extension of slavery into the
	www.encyclopedia.com /printable/05463.html (481 words)

	Guadalupe Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Guadalupe Victoria born in Durango Mexico was the President of Mexico from 1824 to 1829.
		He became the first president of the country after the overthrow of Emperor Agustín de Iturbide in Mexican War of Independence; his name was actually Félix Fernández but he chose his new name symbolic significance: Guadalupe to give thanks for the protection Our Lady of Guadalupe and Victoria which means Victory.
		Guadalupe Victoria: Correspondencia diplomática (Archivo histórico diplomático mexicano)
	www.freeglossary.com /Guadalupe_Victoria (191 words)

	Guadalupe Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		He became the first president of the new country after the overthrow of Emperor Agustín de Iturbide[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link].
		Victoria chose his new name for symbolic significance: Guadalupe to give thanks for the protection of Our Lady of Guadalupe Our Lady of Guadalupe quick summary:
		Our lady of guadalupe is the title given to the virgin mary after appearing, according to legend, to saint juan diego cuauhtlatoatzin, an aztec convert...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gu/guadalupe_victoria.htm (1166 words)

	Fort Tours \| Victoria County Historical Markers
		After the mission relocated to present Goliad County in 1749, its ranching operation grew to an estimated 40,000 head of cattle and was influential in the development of the famed Texas longhorn breed.
		It was during White's ownership that the newspaper was renamed the "Victoria Advocate" between 1859 and 1861.
		The area embraced by this county settled by the Colony of Martin De Leon, empresario in 1824 the region was settled by Martin De Leon, empresario, in 1824 who named the seat of his colony Guadalupe Victoria in honor of the president of Mexico, hero of its struggle for Independence.
	www.forttours.com /pages/hmvictoria.asp (2231 words)

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