Gaspar Flores de Abrego
José Gaspar María Flores de Abrego | |
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| 76th, 91st, and 96th Mayor of San Antonio | |
| In office 1943–1944 | |
| In office 1963–1964 | |
| In office 1969–1970 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 5, 1781 San Antonio de Béjar, Texas |
| Died | September 6, 1836 Villa de San Fernando, San Antonio, Texas |
| Nationality | Spanish (1781-1821) and Mexican (1821-1836) |
| Spouse | Petra Zambrano |
| Profession | land commissioner and mayor of San Antonio |
José Gaspar Flores de Abrego (1781–1836) was a Tejano who served three terms as the mayor of San Antonio, Texas. He was also a land commissioner and associate of Austin's early colonists. Gaspar Flores was a member of a group opposing the dictatorial actions of the President of Mexico, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, and is known to have attended their first meeting in Bexar as well as the first revolutionary convention ever held in the city on November 15, 1834 (held by the anti-centrist opposition). He was one of the 35 men who signed the anti-Centrist document which was presented at the convention.