Southeast corner of the intersection of US highway 281 and FM 253
City
Lasoya
The Battle of the Medina
The Battle of the Medina was fought here on August 18, 1813 by an army of Spanish royalists commanded by General Jose Joaquin Arredondo which defeated with terrific slaughter the Republican Army of the North composed of Anglo-Americans, Mexicans and Indians commanded by Jose Alvarez de Toledo. Thus ended an attempt to free Texas and Mexico from Spanish rule.
Directions
Southeast corner of the intersection of US highway 281 and FM 2537
Historical Codes
ML
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Map Location
Map data provided by Texas Historical Commission. Some locations are approximate
