Zavala County, Texas
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Zavala County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,670, and was estimated to be 9,209 in 2024. The county seat and largest city is Crystal City.
The Zavala County Courthouse in Crystal City
Veterans monument at Zavala County Courthouse grounds
Lorenzo de Zavala
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Manuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala y Sánchez, known simply as Lorenzo de Zavala, was a Mexican and later Tejano medical doctor, politician, diplomat and author. Born in Yucatán under Spanish rule, he
Zavala County, Texas
…county seat and largest city is Crystal City. The county was created on February 1, 1858 and later organized on February 25, 1884. Zavala is named for Lorenzo de Zavala, Mexican politician, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and first vice president of the Republic of Texas. Radiocarbon assays indicate…
Lorenzo de Zavala
The Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building in downtown Austin, which houses the headquarters of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Lorenzo de Zavala Elementary School in Crystal City, Texas
Texas Historical Marker in De Zavala Plaza, Harris County, Texas