Victoriabr/Victoria County, Texasbr/28 48.683' N 97 00.506' Wbr/Directions: Start at the intersection of Red River Street and Vine Street. The Evergreen Cemetery is on the southwest corner of the intersection.br/ br/Text: (1806-1850) Born in Texas; third son of the Empresario Don Martin de Leon, founder of De Leon Colony and City of Victoria. Felix de Leon was held hostage on a pirate ship about 1822, to force his father to comply with buccaneer demands. Later he became active in Colony's affairs. A skilled Indian fighter, he served Texas' cause in War for Independence. His business was supplying horses, mules, and cattle to the New Orleans market.