Plácido Benavides
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Reynosa |
Mexico | |
Died | Opelousas |
Louisiana | |
United States | |
1837 | |
Opelousas | |
Louisiana | |
United States | |
Children | Pilar; Librada; Matiana |
Known for | Freedom fighter |
Date of birth | January 1,1810 |
Place of burial | Texas A&M University, Texas, United States |
Nationality | Mexican |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1387086 |
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.