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. He was one of the 35 men who signed the anti-Centralist document which was presented at the convention.
Gaspar Flores de Abrego, three-term mayor of San Antonio, in Spanish Texas (born 1781)
On September 6, in the year 1836, Gaspar Flores de Abrego, three-term mayor of San Antonio, in Spanish Texas (born 1781). This event is recorded as a Notable Deaths event in the history of September 6, one of 443 recorded events on this date across all of history.
1 notable person is associated with this event, including Gaspar Flores de Abrego. Learn more below.
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- This event took place on September 6, 1836 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Deaths event in recorded history.
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- 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
- Wikipedia source last updated on 21 May 2026.
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