Tomás Sánchez (captain)

Tomás Sánchez
Monument to the founding families of Nuevo Laredo
Born
Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera

June 4, 1709
Ciénega de Flores, New Kingdom of León, Viceroyalty of New Spain
(now Nuevo León, Mexico)
DiedJanuary 21, 1796 (aged 86)
Villa de San Agustín de Laredo, New Santander, Viceroyalty of New Spain
(now Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico)
NationalitySpanish
OccupationCaptain

Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera (June 4, 1709 – January 21, 1796) was a veteran Spanish captain who founded Laredo, Texas, United States.

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