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 health club La Posada Fitness Center, as well as near the swimming pool East Pool.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Republic of the Rio Grande Museum and Cathedral of San Agustin.

Republic of the Rio Grande Museum

Museum

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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

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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

Photo: AMAPO, CC BY 3.0.

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 920 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

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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 Rep...’”
Category: historic site
Location: Webb, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

27.50212° or 27° 30′ 8″ north

Longitude

-99.50603° or 99° 30′ 22″ west

Open location code

76V2GF2V+RH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12070507356

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include La Posada Fitness Center and East Pool.

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