De Leon Plaza
Independence Trail Region
101 N Main Street
Victoria, TX 77901
Founded by Mexican empresario, Martín de León, in 1824 after Mexico gained independence from Spain, the town of Victoria was laid out following Spanish town-planning traditions. When the 1892 Victoria County Courthouse was built, it was located on a corner across from the original public plaza, once known as Plaza de la Constitución, rather than in the center of the town square as is common in Anglo town-planning. Today, the central plaza contains a bandstand, benches, walkways, large shade trees, and a monument to Confederate soldiers. Renamed De Leon Plaza in the 1940s to honor the town’s founder, the plaza serves as a gathering space and summertime concert venue. The plaza is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
De Leon Plaza
101 N Main Street
Victoria, TX 77901