Santa Rita
Here was Santa Rita; First Anglo-American settlement on lower Rio Grande and county seat of Cameron County; 1848 1849
25.9506° N, 97.5587° W
Where to Find It
From Brownsville, take Highway 281 west 1 mile then go south about 100 yards (at Villa Nueva).
Nearby Markers
- 1.5 mi NW Estéfana Goseascochea Cemetery Brownsville
- 3.3 mi NW Sabas Cavazos Cemetery Brownsville
- 3.3 mi E Brownsville, C.S.A.
- 3.3 mi E Cameron County Brownsville
- 3.3 mi NE Rancho Viejo Brownsville
- 3.5 mi SE Hicks-Gregg House Brownsville