Zapata, Texas
County courthouse in Zapata, circa 1901. Previous names for the town include Habitacion, Carrizo, and Bellville: it was renamed Zapata in 1898 after Colonel Antonio Zapata, killed for his participation in the 1839-1840 struggle to found the independent Republic of the Rio Grande. The town relocated before Falcon Dam inundated the original site. It remains the county seat of Zapata County.
About this community
- Dam
- Falcon Dam
- River
- Rio Grande
- Established
- 1770
- Inundated
- 1954