Felix De Leon (1806-1850)
Evergreen Cemetery - North Vine & West Red River Streets
Grave Marker

Born in Texas; third son of the Empresario Don Martin De Leon, founder of De Leon Colony and City of Victoria. Felix De Leon was held hostage on a pirate ship about 1822, to force his father to comply with buccaneer demands. Later he became active in Colony's affairs. A skilled Indian fighter, he served Texas' cause in War of Independence. His business was supplying horses, mules, and cattle to the New Orleans Market.