Nueces River Santa Anna Buried Money — Dimmit County

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Nueces River Santa Anna Buried Money — Dimmit County

Lost Treasure TX • Dimmit County County
Description
Nueces River legend that General Antonio López de Santa Anna buried a great amount of money on or near the river during the Texas Revolution and Mexican War era.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Nueces County page states that General Santa Anna is said to have buried a great amount of money on or near the Nueces River. The Trans-Nueces between the Nueces and the Rio Grande was disputed territory from the Texas Revolution until the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. Santa Anna campaign folklore clusters at border crossings and retreat routes. This entry marks the middle Nueces reach in Dimmit County; related entries document separate variants at Rock Crossing and the river mouth. Coordinates approximate the Nueces River in Dimmit County southwest of Carrizo Springs.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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