Manuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala Mexican American Hero
Mar 31, 2015
Manuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala
Mexican American Hero
History
• Texas hero• De Zavala Elementary is named for him• Born October 3, 1789 in Yucatan, Mexico• Died November, 1936 in the family home in Buffalo
Bayou of pneumonia• Buried across from the San Jacinto Monument• Signer of Texas Declaration of Independence• Elected Vice-president of the ad interim
government of the Republic of Texas
Mirababeaux B. Lamar, Vice President of the Republic of Texas. said,
“His life (DZ) has been useful and honorable; a gentleman, a patriot, a scholar and one who loves his fellow man.”
De Zavala Elementary
305 Tri-City Beach Rd.Baytown, TX
Lorenzo de Zavala (1789-1836)http://lsjunction.com/people/zavala.htm
Texas Treasures-Lorenzo de Zavala-Texas State Libr.http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/giants/ zavala-01.html
Lorenzo de Zavalahttp://www.famoustexans.com/zavala.htm
Lorenzo de Zavala-Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_de_Zavala