Victoria, Texas

Victoria is a city located in Victoria County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 60,603. It is the county seat of Victoria County{{GR|6}}. Victoria is home to Victoria College, the University of Houston-Victoria, and pro wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin.

History

French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and a group of followers set up Fort Saint Louis, near Victoria around 1687, the year of his death. La Salle led a group eastward on foot on three occasions to try to locate the Mississippi River. During the last such search his remaining 36 followers mutinied, and he was murdered near Navasota, Texas in 1687.

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French - Explorer - René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle - Fort Saint Louis - 1687 - Mississippi River - Navasota, Texas

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