Santiago del Valle

Santiago del Valle
President of the Constituent Congress of Coahuila and Texas
In office
15 February 1827 – 15 March 1827
Preceded byFrancisco Antonio Gutiérrez
Succeeded byJosé María Viesca

Santiago del Valle was a Mexican hacendado and government official for Coahuila y Tejas (Coahuila and Texas) during the Texas Revolution. Del Valle obtained a land grant from the Mexican government, which led to the founding of Galveston, Texas and several towns in Travis County, including Del Valle, which is named in his honor. In 1825, he served as president of the Congreso Constituyente of the state of Coahuila y Tejas, counselor to governor Victor Blanco,[1] and as the arbitrator in a feud between the Sánchez Navarro and Elizondo families.[2]

  1. ^ Haynes, Sam W. (September 1, 2015). Contested Empire: Rethinking the American Revolution. Texas A&M University Press. p. 87. ISBN 9781623493103.
  2. ^ Clark, John W. Jr. "Del Valle, Santiago". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 30, 2019.