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Rare book and texana collections and was provided by unt libraries to the portal to texas history, a digital repository hosted by the unt libraries. Navarro, jose antonio age 61, of west palm beach, florida died on friday, january. His father was a native of corsica, and his mother was descended from a noble spanish family. He would become a leading mexican participant on the side of texas in the texas revolution, as well as in the subsequent development of the republic and then the state of texas. Navarro is honored with a cenotaph at the texas state cemetery. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Discover book depositorys huge selection of antonio jose navarro books online. Join facebook to connect with jose antonio navarro and others you may know. Navarro and his family worked hard to improve their lives on the. Born in 1795 to a prominent family in san antonio, navarro grew up along with his.
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