Plácido Benavides whom the town is named after served in the Confederate States Army.
- CountyDuval County
- Population1,183 (2020 U.S. Census)
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| Benavides Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Benavides Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Benavides Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Benavides Market Tote | $37 |
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Plácido Benavides whom the town is named after served in the Confederate States Army.
The town is named after Plácido Benavides (1837–1919), namesake nephew of Plácido Benavides (1810–1837), Tejano 1832 alcalde of Victoria, who served under Stephen F. Austin with Juan Seguin, in the Siege of Béxar.
Plácido Benavides whom the town is named after served in the Confederate States Army. After the war, he built his "Rancho Palo Alto" into one of the largest ranches in Duval County. In 1880, he agreed to let the county locate a railroad station on his property. In 1881, he donated 80 acres (32 ha) to establish the community that grew up around the station on the Texas Mexican Railway.
In 1882, Archie Parr arrived to manage the Sweden Ranch for the Lott & Nielson Pasture Company. The former schoolteacher and ranch hand later became a rancher, Texas state senator, and the first "Duke of Duval", political boss of the county. His middle son, George Berham Parr, succeeded him as El Patrón and Duke of Duval. Other descendants of Archie also figured prominently in county politics. In 1911, Archie campaigned unsuccessfully to move the county courthouse from San Diego to Benavides.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Benavides, Texas, revision 1378492954 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Benavides's population was 1,183 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 1,362 in 2010.