Bagdad, Tamaulipas

Bagdad was a town established in 1848 on the south bank of the mouth of the Rio Grande, in Mexico. Because the town was inside the municipality of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, it was also known as the Port of Bagdad or the Port of Matamoros. It was officially declared non-existent in 1880.

Bagdad
Port of Matamoros
Former settlement
Sunset over the floodplains just west of Bagdad Beach
Sunset over the floodplains just west of Bagdad Beach
Bagdad is located in Tamaulipas
Bagdad
Bagdad
Location in Tamaulipas
Bagdad is located in Mexico
Bagdad
Bagdad
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 25°57′00″N 97°09′00″W
CountryMexico
StateTamaulipas
MunicipalityMatamoros
Founded1848
Abandoned1880

History

During the American Civil War, the town allied with the Confederate States in its rebellion against the United States. One of the first appearances of Bagdad was found on a map entitled "Map of the Country Adjacent to the Left Bank of the Rio Grande Below Matamoros, 1847."

Today, nothing remains of the original settlement. A small lighthouse is located along the shores of Bagdad Beach about 0.3 km (0.19 mi) east of the former settlement. The resort town of Playa Bagdad is located about 14 km (8.7 mi) to the south.

See also

References
  • Graf. Brownsville Weekly Ranchero, June 15, 1867.
  • Irby, James A. Backdoor at Bagdad. El Paso, Texas: Texas Western Press, The University of Texas at El Paso, 1977.
  • Kearney, Milo, and Anthony Knopp. Boom and Bust: The Historical Cycles of Matamoros and Brownsville. 1st ed. Austin, Texas: Eakin Press, 1991.
  • Lea, Tom. The King Ranch. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown, 1957.
  • McAllen Amberson, Mary M., James A. McAllen, and Margaret H. McAllen. I Would Rather Sleep in Texas. Austin, Texas: Texas State Historical Association, 2003.
  • New York Herald, July 29, 1865.
  • Parisot, P. F. Reminiscences of a Texas Missionary. Austin, Texas: Johnson Bros. Printing Co., 1899.
  • Gonzalez Ramos, Manuel Humberto. Historia del puerto de Bagdad. Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico: Cronista 7 Cartografo de la H., 2004.
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