Porvenir, Texas Explained

Official Name:Porvenir, Texas
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Presidio
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:3019
Coordinates:30.4186°N -104.8444°W
Area Code:432
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2033953

Porvenir (also Daniel and Polaris) is a ghost town in Presidio County, Texas, United States.[1]

History

After Texas Rangers murdered 15 Mexican-American residents on January 28, 1918, in the Porvenir massacre, Porvenir was abandoned.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Presidio County Map - County #189 . Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection . University of Texas at Austin.
  2. Web site: 1918 Porvenir Massacre . PorvenirMassacre.org . Arlinda Valencia.