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Plácido Benavides

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Gender Male
Born Reynosa
Mexico
DiedOpelousas
Louisiana
United States
1837
Opelousas
Louisiana
United States
ChildrenPilar; Librada; Matiana
Known forFreedom fighter
Date of birth January 1,1810
Place of burialTexas A&M University, Texas, United States
NationalityMexican
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Date of Upd.
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Plácido Benavides Life story


Plácido Benavides was an early Mexican-born settler in De Leon's Colony, Victoria County, Texas. Benavides earned himself the sobriquet of the Paul Revere of Texas for his 1836 journey from San Patricio to Goliad to Victoria, warning residents of the approaching Mexican army.

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