The event, which will be Sept. 18-19, will feature professors and authors from universities in Austin, College Station, Ciudad Victoria, San Antonio, Kingsville, Corpus Christi and Brownsville. In 1747, Don Jose de Escandon founded the Nuevo Santander or the area known as Northeast Mexico and the Valley. Matamoros didn t come around until the late 1700s and Brownsville was settled in 1848. We have a very rich history, said Alonzo, a Valley native. This is their home, this is their place and they know who they are, Alonzo said.
Tentative plans call for a history tour on the trolley buses on the first day.
There will be a speech on architectural heritage of the river towns in Tamaulipas and another on Brownsville s historical architecture in the 19th century. All of the presentations will be at UTB s Science and Engineering Technology Building.