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Republic of the Rio Grande Museum
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Fee
Adress
1005 Zaragoza St., Laredo, TX 78040
Access
Southwest corner of San Agustin Plaza
Museo de la República del Río Grande
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Museo de la República del Río Grande
Like the Treviño-Uribe Rancho to its south, this museum tells an important story of the Texas-Mexico borderlands in the decade and a half before Texas' annexation by the United States.
Located in the downtown San AgustÍn Historic District, it was once the Republic of the Río Grande's capitol building. It now showcases memorabilia from the short-lived Republic of the Río Grande and displays pictures, books, and furniture from the 19th-century Laredo area. There are three restored rooms: an office and sitting area, a bedroom, and a kitchen. Casa Ortiz, part of this complex, is a state historic landmark.
The building is a Recorded Texas Historical Landmark and a Contributing Structure to the San Agustín National Register District. Along with its neighbors, San Agustín Cathedral and La Posada Hotel, the museum forms a triangle of the most visited historic landmarks in the city.
