History Brownsville TX - Brownsville enjoys the distinction of being recognized as one of the top three most historic places in Texas. It is a veritable repository of local, state and national history. Beginning with Spanish colonization of the area around 1748, the fertile, alluvial delta soil attracted settlers anxious to carve out a life amid lush vegetation and a near perfect climate.
Brownsville owes its origin to the War with Mexico that began just north of the present city at a place known as Palo Alto. There, on May 8, 1846, U.S. and Mexican armies clashed in the first battle of that conflict. The Mexican forces retreated and on May 9, 1846, another battle took place at Resaca de la Palma. This served to drive the Mexican forces across the Rio Grande with the American army led by General Zachary Taylor in hot pursuit.
It was during these early days of the War with Mexico that Major Jacob Brown was mortally wounded while commanding an American fort on the Rio Grande known as Fort Texas. The fort was renamed Fort Brown in honor of the slain Major Jacob Brown and in 1848 a town sprung up around the fort and it was named Brownsville.
A National Battlefield Park is now open on the site of that first fight at Palo Alto.History Brownsville TX - Brownsville enjoys the distinction of being recognized as one of the top three most historic places in Texas. It is...all »History Brownsville TX - Brownsville enjoys the distinction of being recognized as one of the top three most historic places in Texas. It is a veritable repository of local, state and national history. Beginning with Spanish colonization of the area around 1748, the fertile, alluvial delta soil attracted settlers anxious to carve out a life amid lush vegetation and a near perfect climate.
Brownsville owes its origin to the War with Mexico that began just north of the present city at a place known as Palo Alto. There, on May 8, 1846, U.S. and Mexican armies clashed in the first battle of that conflict. The Mexican forces retreated and on May 9, 1846, another battle took place at Resaca de la Palma. This served to drive the Mexican forces across the Rio Grande with the American army led by General Zachary Taylor in hot pursuit.
It was during these early days of the War with Mexico that Major Jacob Brown was mortally wounded while commanding an American fort on the Rio Grande known as Fort Texas. The fort was renamed Fort Brown in honor of the slain Major Jacob Brown and in 1848 a town sprung up around the fort and it was named Brownsville.
A National Battlefield Park is now open on the site of that first fight at Palo Alto.«
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