Republic of the Rio Grande
Republic of the Rio Grande is a memorial in Webb, Texas. Republic of the Rio Grande is situated nearby to the park San Agustin Plaza, as well as near the health club La Posada Fitness Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Republic of the Rio Grande Museum and Cathedral of San Agustin.
Republic of the Rio Grande Museum
Museum
Republic of the Rio Grande Museum is a historic house museum located in the downtown San Agustin de Laredo Historic District in Laredo, Texas, United States, next to the historic La Posada Hotel and San Agustín Cathedral.
Cathedral of San Agustin
Church
The Cathedral of San Agustin is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Laredo, Texas. It is located at 201 San Agustin Avenue in the San Agustin Historical District in Laredo.
Gateway to the Americas International Bridge
Bridge
The Gateway to the Americas International Bridge is one of four vehicular international bridges located in the cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, that connect the United States and Mexico over the Rio Grande. Gateway to the Americas International Bridge is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Republic of the Rio Grande.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laredo and Nuevo Laredo.
Laredo
Photo: Wbaron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laredo is a city with 262,000 inhabitants on the South Texas Plains. Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, is just across the Rio Grande.
Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo is a city of about 416,000 people in Tamaulipas, Mexico, across the border from the smaller Laredo, Texas. The twin cities are collectively referred to as "Los Dos Laredos".
Nye
Suburb
Nye is a former town two miles north of Laredo in southwestern Webb County, Texas, United States. It was named after Thomas C. Nye, a local planter who introduced Bermuda Onions into the community in 1898. Nye is situated 4 miles north of Republic of the Rio Grande.
Republic of the Rio Grande
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “In January 1840 Senor Antonio Canales and other Federalists met near Guerrero to found the Republic of the Rio Grande. Canales and friends were loyal to the Mexican constitution of 1824, which had been set aside by Centralists in Mexico City. The...”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Webb, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
27.50243° or 27° 30′ 9″ northLongitude
-99.50595° or 99° 30′ 21″ westInception
1976Open location code
76V2GF2V+XJOpenStreetMap ID
node 10892560062OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include San Agustin Plaza and La Posada Fitness Center.
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