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Santos Benavides
Full Name: Santos Benavides
Date of birth: November 1, 1823
Date of death: November 9, 1891
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
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Counties in District |
H
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83
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Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
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18th
(1)
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Democrat
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Laredo / Webb
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Duval, Hidalgo, Starr, Webb, Zapata, Encinal
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H
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76
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Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
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17th
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
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Unaffiliated
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Laredo / Webb
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Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Webb, Zapata
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H
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76
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Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881
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16th
(6)
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Democrat
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Laredo / Webb
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Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Webb, Zapata
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(1)
Democrat.
Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(2)
"In the legislative convention T.W. Keneday, of Starr county, was nominated for representative. Col. Santos Benavides will probably run independent," 10/7/1880, p. 1.
Galveston Daily News.
(3)
Election returns list Benavides as an Independent, p. 1, 11/4/1880.
Galveston Daily News.
(4)
Independent Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2.
Galveston Daily News.
(5)
Democrat.
Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(6)
Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1.
Galveston Daily News.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., 4/12/1892, p. 269.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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Biographical Sketches |
BENAVIDES, SANTOS (1823-1891). Birth date 11/1/1823. Relatives: Basilio Benavides - uncle; Santos Benavides - nephew.
Handbook of Texas Online.
BOTAS AND GUARACHES. In 1884, Santos Benavides was instrumental in the formation of the Guarache or citizen's party of South Texas, a faction of the democratic party opposed to the Botas.
Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, p. 272. Born in Laredo, 11/1/1827.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
Biographical sketch, p. 267. Born in Laredo, 11/1/1827.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
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Military Service Notes |
Confederate States Army, Colonel, Texas Cavalry. Military grave marker, Santos Benavides, birth date 11/1/1823, death date 11/9/1891, portrait, biographical sketch, historical marker, burial in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Laredo, Webb County
Find a Grave.
10th Legislature, 1st Called Session, Special Laws, Joint Resolution of thanks to Col. Santos Benavides and the officers and men under his command, approved 5/24/1864.
General and Special Laws of the State of Texas.
Confederate States Army, Colonel, 33rd Texas Cavalry (or Benavides' Regiment).
Handbook of Texas Online.
"The highest-ranking Mexican Texan in the Confederate Army," p. xxiv.
Tejanos in Gray: Civil War Letters of Captains Joseph Rafael de La Garza and Manuel Yturri, 2011.
Santos Benavides, birth date 11/1/1823, death date 11/9/1891. "In 1864 the Texas legislature formally thanked Benavides for his defense of Laredo and the border. Highest ranking Hispanic Confederate."
Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
Biographical sketch and portrait, pp. 28-29, 121, Plate No. 51. Birth date 11/1/1821, death date 11/9/1891.
Texas in the War, 1861-1865, 1965.
Detailed account of Confederate States Army service throughout, including portrait. Captain, Benavides' Company, Texas Mounted Rifles; Major, 33rd Texas Cavalry; Colonel, Benavides' Regiment. Appendix A: Confederates, p. 180.
Vaqueros in Blue and Gray, 2000.
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Other Resources |
Mentioned in TEJANO POLITICS. Listed among the Tejanos who served in the Texas House and Senate.
Handbook of Texas Online.
Part II, Historical Survey, "Secession and Civil War."
Shared Experience: the History, Architecture and Historic Designations of the Lower Rio Grande Heritage Corridor, 1994.
Text of Santos Benavides historical marker, Saunders Street Catholic Cemetery, Laredo, Webb County, Texas. Birth date 11/1/1823.
Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Sant. Benavides, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
S. Benavedas, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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