Floresville, Texas Floresville, Texas Location of Floresville, Texas Location of Floresville, Texas Floresville is a town/city in Wilson County, Texas, United States.
The populace was 6,448 at the 2010 census. It is the governmental center of county of Wilson County. The town/city is also part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Floresville was the place of birth and hometown of former Secretary of the Navy, Democratic Texas Governor, United States Secretary of the Treasury (In 1973 he switched parties to turn into a Republican), and Republican presidential contender John Bowden Connally, Jr.
(1917 1993), and his seven siblings, including actor Merrill Connally (1921 2001) and Wayne Connally (1923 2000), a former member of both homes of the Texas State Legislature.
The Connally Memorial Medical Center in Floresville is titled for John, Merrill, and Wayne Connally.
Floresville was also the place of birth of Vicente T.
Floresville is positioned at 29 8 23 N 98 9 42 W (29.139805, -98.161692).
Thus, in the mid 18th century Rancho de las Cabras, "the goat ranch," was established near Floresville as a mission ranching operation for Mission Espada.
Don Francisco Flores de Abrego was early settler of this area, his ranch was six miles (10 km) northwest of the site of present Floresville.
His ranch, "Casa Blanca", began as a 9,000-acre (36 km2) tract near present Floresville.
The Erasmo Seguin family had previously lived in San Antonio de Bexar, and also owned a 22,000-acre (89 km2) ranch further south (in present Karnes County), but now chose to build and live in Floresville.
He would return with his family to again reside on his father's Floresville ranch from 1848 to 1852.
Juan then assembled a home in 1852 on a property adjoining to his father's, 3 miles NW of Floresville's center, living there until about 1883.
As a Texian Army Colonel, Juan Seguin, a true Texas Revolution (1835-1836) hero, had later been blamed by some Anglo Texans for the loss of San Antonio (then part of the Republic of Texas), from attacks by Gra.
Santa Anna had attempted to regain Texas from the United States in 1846, after Texas was willingly took in by the US in 1845.
After that war, Juan Seguin then left Mexico behind in 1848 and returned to the now US state of Texas, to his father's Floresville ranch.
Floresville High School was severely damaged to the point where it almost collapsed.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The City of Floresville is served by the Floresville Independent School District and home to the Floresville High School Tigers.
Portions of the 1974 feature film Sugarland Express directed by Steven Spielberg were filmed in Floresville.
Portions of the 1980s movie The Big Brawl with Jackie Chan were filmed in Floresville's downtown area.
Portions of The Great Waldo Pepper, starring Robert Redford, were filmed just outside Floresville and the neighboring town/city of Poth.
Portions of "Thaddeus Rose and Eddie (1978)" starring Johnny and June Carter Cash were filmed in Floresville.
At the center of downtown Floresville, the Wilson County Courthouse is decorated at Christmas time, 2009.
Floresville City Hall is near the Wilson County Courthouse.
Floresville Tourist and Visitor Center on U.S.
Sanchez Pavilion at Floresville River Park memorializes the longterm position of the first Mexican American mayor of Floresville.
The still-operating Arcadia Theater in Floresville is directly athwart the street from the Wilson County Courthouse.
Wells Fargo Bank in Floresville is athwart the street from the First Baptist Church.
First Baptist Church of Floresville In Floresville, the First United Methodist Church is positioned athwart the street from the First Baptist Church.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Floresville also operates an adjoining parochial school.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Floresville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Wayne Connally, Texas State Senator "City of Floresville, Texas / City Government / City Council / meeting schedule, location".
"City of Floresville, Texas / City Departments / Administrative / manager, secretary, finance".
"Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Enumeration of Population and Housing" (PDF).
Seguin Ranch House, Northwest of Floresville, Floresville, Wilson County, TX".
"Honoring a Texas Hero - Seguin Family Historical Society".
"Floresville, Texas Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
City of Floresville Municipalities and communities of Wilson County, Texas, United States
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