Central Square
James Kerr in 1825 was appointed to select and survey a capital for the Mexican land grant colony of Green DeWitt. Kerr named this Gonzales, for Don Rafael Gonzales, then governor of Coahuila and Texas. A 49-block square composed the inner town. This was Central Square.
29.5013° N, 97.4526° W
Where to Find It
St. Louis St., Gonzales
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi S James W. Robinson Gonzales
- <0.1 mi SE Gonzales Courthouse Gonzales
- <0.1 mi E Gonzales County Jail Gonzales
- <0.1 mi SW Andrew Ponton Gonzales
- 0.1 mi SW Battle of Gonzales Gonzales
- 0.1 mi SW Plaza Gonzales