Rio San Rodrigo
Encyclopedia
The Rio San Rodrigo is a stream in the state of Coahuila
, Mexico
, and is a tributary of the Rio Grande
.
The Rio San Rodrigo enters the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte in Mexico) at Rio Grande river kilometer
834, at El Moral, Coahuila and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Quemado, Texas
.
The Rio San Rodrigo originates in the Sierra Madre Oriental
and flows generally east to the Rio Grande. La Fragua Dam impounds the river at about river kilometer 20, creating La Fragua Reservoir. The dam began operations in 1991. The reservoir's storage capacity is 36482 acre.ft.
s migrated from Indian Territory
to Mexico to establish a military colony. Led by Wild Cat
, a noted Seminole chief, and John Horse (Gopher John), the leader of the Black Seminoles
, the group consisted of about one hundred Seminoles and one hundred Black Seminoles. About five hundred Kickapoos from Missouri joined Wild Cat's group on the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass
. In July, 1850, the group was admitted to Mexico. Wild Cat, representing the entire group, was assigned approximately 70000 acres (28,328 ha), half at the headwaters of the Rio San Rodrigo and half at the headwaters of the Rio San Antonio. The citizens of Remolino, nearby, were not pleased and complained to the provisional government in Coahuila, which issued a decree saying that other lands would be found upon which the Indians could be settled. Nevertheless, some of the Indians did eventually settle near Remolino.
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, and is a tributary of the Rio Grande
Rio Grande
The Rio Grande is a river that flows from southwestern Colorado in the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way it forms part of the Mexico – United States border. Its length varies as its course changes...
.
The Rio San Rodrigo enters the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte in Mexico) at Rio Grande river kilometer
River mile
In the United States, a River mile is a measure of distance in miles along a river from its mouth. River mile numbers begin at zero and increase further upstream. The corresponding metric unit using kilometers is the River kilometer...
834, at El Moral, Coahuila and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Quemado, Texas
Quemado, Texas
Quemado is a census-designated place in Maverick County, Texas, United States. The population was 243 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Quemado is located at ....
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The Rio San Rodrigo originates in the Sierra Madre Oriental
Sierra Madre Oriental
The Sierra Madre Oriental is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico.-Setting:Spanning the Sierra Madre Oriental runs from Coahuila south through Nuevo León, southwest Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro, and Hidalgo to northern Puebla, where it joins with the east-west running Eje Volcánico...
and flows generally east to the Rio Grande. La Fragua Dam impounds the river at about river kilometer 20, creating La Fragua Reservoir. The dam began operations in 1991. The reservoir's storage capacity is 36482 acre.ft.
History
In 1849 a group of SeminoleSeminole
The Seminole are a Native American people originally of Florida, who now reside primarily in that state and Oklahoma. The Seminole nation emerged in a process of ethnogenesis out of groups of Native Americans, most significantly Creeks from what is now Georgia and Alabama, who settled in Florida in...
s migrated from Indian Territory
Indian Territory
The Indian Territory, also known as the Indian Territories and the Indian Country, was land set aside within the United States for the settlement of American Indians...
to Mexico to establish a military colony. Led by Wild Cat
Wild Cat (Seminole)
Wild Cat, born Coacoochee or Cowacoochee , was a leading Seminole chieftain during the later stages of the Second Seminole War as well as the nephew of Micanopy....
, a noted Seminole chief, and John Horse (Gopher John), the leader of the Black Seminoles
Black Seminoles
The Black Seminoles is a term used by modern historians for the descendants of free blacks and some runaway slaves , mostly Gullahs who escaped from coastal South Carolina and Georgia rice plantations into the Spanish Florida wilderness beginning as early as the late 17th century...
, the group consisted of about one hundred Seminoles and one hundred Black Seminoles. About five hundred Kickapoos from Missouri joined Wild Cat's group on the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass
Eagle Pass, Texas
Eagle Pass is a city in and the county seat of Maverick County The population was 27,183 as of the 2010 census.Eagle Pass borders the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, which is to the southwest and across the Rio Grande. The Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras Metropolitan Area is one of six...
. In July, 1850, the group was admitted to Mexico. Wild Cat, representing the entire group, was assigned approximately 70000 acres (28,328 ha), half at the headwaters of the Rio San Rodrigo and half at the headwaters of the Rio San Antonio. The citizens of Remolino, nearby, were not pleased and complained to the provisional government in Coahuila, which issued a decree saying that other lands would be found upon which the Indians could be settled. Nevertheless, some of the Indians did eventually settle near Remolino.