José Ángel Navarro
Born in San Antonio de Béxar and became a soldier under Spanish Texas
About José Ángel Navarro
Lived 1784 – 1836 (aged 51–52).
José Ángel Navarro (1784–1836), known as José Ángel Navarro (the elder), was born in San Antonio de Béxar and became a soldier under Spanish Texas. He was the son of Ángel Navarro, a brother to Texas statesman José Antonio Navarro, and an uncle to Texas legislator José Ángel Navarro III.
Navarro was two-term alcalde (mayor) of San Antonio in Spanish Texas. As alcalde, he was one of the seven community leaders to sign the December 19, 1832, Béxar Remonstrance, a petition to the Mexican government regarding what they felt was "the historic neglect of San Antonio in particular and Texas in general".
He died June 13, 1836, at his home.
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Who was José Ángel Navarro?
born in San Antonio de Béxar and became a soldier under Spanish Texas
When was José Ángel Navarro born?
José Ángel Navarro was born in 1784.
When did José Ángel Navarro die?
José Ángel Navarro died in 1836.
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