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Uvalde was founded in 1853 as the town of Encina, but was renamed in 1856 as Uvalde. Its name is a misspelling of the Spanish governor Juan de Ugalde ( Cádiz , Andalusia , 1729–1816). Ugalde is a name of Basque origin, meaning water-side or river.
Oct 13, 2024 · Uvalde, city, seat (1856) of Uvalde county, southwestern Texas, U.S. It lies along the Leona River, some 85 miles (135 km) west-southwest of San Antonio. Fort Inge was built (1849) on the Leona’s east bank, and the site was settled in 1852 by W.W. Arnett, who was joined in 1853 by Reading W. Black.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The town of Uvalde was originally named for one of our most prized natural features. Reading W. Black laid out the town of Encina, named for our magnificent live oak trees in 1855. The town was incorporated in 1888 and has grown slowly but steadily ever since.
Uvalde County was founded by Reading Wood Black, who also founded the city of Uvalde, Texas. Uvalde County comprises the Uvalde, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Uvalde was founded by Reading Wood Black in 1853 as the town of Encina. In 1856, when the county was organized, the town was renamed Uvalde after Spanish governor Juan de Ugalde (Cádiz, Andalucía, 1729-1816) and was chosen as county seat.
Sep 29, 2020 · Uvalde, TX. Uvalde is on U.S. highways 90 and 83, State highways 55, 117, and 140, and the Southern Pacific Railroad, eighty-three miles west of San Antonio and seventy miles east of Del Rio in south central Uvalde County. It was founded by Reading W. Black, who settled there in 1853.
The town of Uvalde was founded by Reading W. Black in 1855 and surveyed by Wilhelm Thielepape with four central squares. The town's most famous resident was John Nance Garner, vice president of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt before.
