UVALDE

city, Uvalde county, southwestern Texas, U.S. It lies along the Leona River, 84 miles (135 km) west-southwest of San Antonio. Fort Inge was built (1849) on the Leona's east bank, and the site was settled in 1852 by W.W. Arnett, who was joined in 1853 by Reading W. Black and H.L. Stratton. Black opened a trading post (1855) and called the community Encina. Incorporated in 1856 and named county seat, it was renamed for the county (which derived its name from Guan de Ugalde, Mexican governor of Coahuila). Economic activities in Uvalde and its vicinity are basically agricultural and include vegetable processing and the production of animal feed, honey, wool, and mohair. The city's institutions include Southwest Texas Junior College (1946) and the Garner Museum, the home of Vice President John Nance Garner (193341). Pop. (1991 est.) 15,043.