Corpus Christi, Texas
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The Corpus Christi area was originally inhabited by the Karankawa peoples and other Native Americans. Early inhabitants of the Southwest Region relied heavily on hunting. As livestock died out, groups emigrated north from Mexico, bringing farming techniques to the region. Towns and communities developed around the agricultural production, building terraced stone or adobe apartments around central plazas. Eventually, these towns would lose their autonomy, to be dominated by Spain, then Mexico, then the United States. |
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General Zachary Taylor, who later became the 12th president of the United States when he was inaugurated in 1849. Gained national fame for his leadership as an army general during the Mexican War in 1847. At the Battle of Buena Vista, Taylor's 5000-soldier force won a decisive victory after it was attacked by about 20,000 Mexican troops. Beginning in 1862, during the American Civil War, the Port at Corpus Christi was blockaded by Union gunboats, and it fell to Union troops in November 1863. |
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Corpus Christi was incorporated as a city in 1852, and grew as a farming and ranching center. Texas’ 31st Legislature chartered the city as a political and corporate municipal entity in 1909. |
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Corpus Christi is under a Council-Manager municipal government. The elected City Council is the primary authority in municipal matters such as enacting local legislation, determining policies, and appointing the City Manager. Together, the City Council and City Manager execute laws and administer the municipal government. By ordinance, the city possesses power to “fix, alter and extend its boundaries.” The construction of a deepwater channel to the Gulf of Mexico in 1926 opened the port to oceangoing vessels and spurred the growth of industry. The city is named for Corpus Christi Bay, which, tradition holds, was sighted and named by Spanish explorer Alonso Alvarez de Piñeda on the feast day of Corpus Christi in 1519. |
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