Estero Llano Grande State Park is located south of the city of
Weslaco
Weslaco is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 41,103, and in 2020 the estimated population was 41,103. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley near the Mexi ...
in
Hidalgo County in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
.
Background
The land where the parks sits was part of the
Llano Grande Land Grant
Weslaco is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 41,103, and in 2020 the estimated population was 41,103. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley near the Mexic ...
granted to Juan José Hinojosa in 1776 by
Charles IV of Spain
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, father = Charles III of Spain
, mother =Maria Amalia of Saxony
, birth_date =11 November 1748
, birth_place =Palace of Portici, Portici, Naples
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.
In early 2000, the state of Texas pieced together the current park from a variety of separate parcels.
The
Arroyo Colorado
Arroyo Colorado is a river in Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy Counties, Texas, that flows mostly eastward some from Lake Llano Grande into the Laguna Madre.
Arroyo Colorado is a name derived from Spanish meaning "red creek bed".
See also
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and Llano Grande Lake border the park on the south.
See also
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Museums in South Texas
This article was split from List of museums in Texas.
The list of museums in South Texas encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect a ...
*
References
External links
TPWD: official Estero Llano Grande State Park website
State parks of Texas
Nature centers in Texas
Protected areas of Hidalgo County, Texas
Lower Rio Grande Valley
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