Pass Cavallo (Texas) Explained
| Pass Cavallo |
| Other Name: | Pass Cavalla |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Part Of: | Matagorda Bay |
| Outflow: | Gulf of Mexico |
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| Agency: | GNIS (feature ID and) |
Pass Cavallo, alternately known as Cavallo Pass, is one of five natural water inlets which separate the Gulf of Mexico and Matagorda Bay, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] Matagorda Island Lighthouse was originally built on this site.[2] During the Civil War, Pass Cavallo was a major port of entry and was captured by the Union.[3]
French colonization of Texas
In 1684, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle came ashore on the Texas Gulf Coast at this point establishing the first French colony.[4] In 1686, La Salle's illustrious barque ― La Belle ― navigated the barrier island waterway of the Pass Cavallo.[5]
Illustrations of Pass Cavallo
External links
- Web site: Cavallo Pass . Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association.
- Web site: NOAA Nautical Chart 11319 . Cavallo Pass, Texas . NOAA Office of Coast Survey . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Notes and References
- Web site: Matagorda Bay. Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi. 13 September 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100924062441/http://gulfbase.org/bay/view.php?bid=matagorda. 24 September 2010.
- Web site: Matagorda Island Lighthouse - Port O'Connor ~ Marker Number: 23382 . 2021 . Texas Historic Sites Atlas . Texas Historical Commission . 13 September 2011.
- Book: Underwood, Rodman L. Waters of Discord: The Union Blockade of Texas During the Civil War. 2008. McFarland. 978-0-7864-3776-4. 7, 78, 79.
- Book: Sorrells, Colby. [{{google books|wcU9tVo0PTUC|plainurl=y}} Flyfishers Guide to Texas Gulf Coast]. 2009. Wilderness Adventures Press. 978-1-932098-66-2. 131 .
- Web site: La Belle: The Ship That Changed History . The Story of Texas ~ Becoming Texas . Bullock Texas State History Museum.
