Rabia, Santiago, -1852 or 1853

Soldier in the Mexican army; subsequently settled in Nacogdoches County, Tex., where he served in local militia companies.

A sergeant in the Tampico Regiment of the Mexican Army, Santiago Rabia came to Texas in 1836, part of the force led by Antonio López de Santa Anna. Participating in the campaign at the Alamo, Rabia was also at the Battle of San Jacinto, where he was captured.

Upon his release, Rabia elected to stay in Texas. After serving for four months in the army of the Republic of Texas, he settled in the Nacogdoches area, where he served in local militia companies. In 1841, Rabia married Rebecca Carroll in Nacogdoches County. The couple had seven children.

Rabia received two land grants from the Republic of Texas: a bounty warrant for 640 acres for his army service, which was patented in 1849 in Victoria County, and a third class headright for 640 acres, patented in 1858 in Nacogdoches County.

Rabia was killed in 1852 or 1853. His widow married James Wyrick in 1853.

References

Brierley, Ned F., translator. The Journal of Sergeant Santiago Rabia . Austin: Texian Army Investigations, 1997.

Davis, Kathryn Hooper, transcriber. East Texas Militiamen, 1838-1839 . Nacogdoches: Ericson Books, 1992.

Ericson, Carolyn Reeves, transcriber. 1847 Census: Nacogdoches County.

Ericson, Carolyn Reeves, compiler. Nacogdoches County: Abstract of all Original Texas Land Titles comprising Grants and Locations to August 31, 1941 . St. Louis, 1981.

Ericson, Carolyn Reeves. Nacogdoches-Gateway to Texas . 2 volumes. Nacogdoches: Ericson Books, 1987, 1991.

Ericson, Carolyn Reeves, ed. The People of Nacogdoches County in 1850 . Owensboro, Ky.: Cook and McDowell, 1980.

Jackson, Ron. Alamo Legacy: Alamo Descendants Remember the Alamo . Austin: Eakin Press, 1997.

Miller, Thomas Lloyd. Bounty and Donation Land Grants of Texas, 1835-1888 . Austin: University of Texas Press, 1967.

Murrie, Pauline Shirlie, compiler. Marriage Records of Nacogdoches County, Texas, 1824-1881 . Houston, 1968.

Santiago Rabia Papers, 1836-1852 and undated, Col 6070, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.

White, Gifford. 1840 Citizens of Texas . 3 volumes. St. Louis: Ingmire Publications, 1983-1988.

A sergeant in the Mexican Army, Santiago Rabia came to Texas in 1836 under Santa Anna, and participated in the battles at the Alamo and San Jacinto, where he was captured by the Texans.

After his release, Rabia served in the army of the Republic of Texas, and settled in the Nacogdoches area.