LEON, a co. in e. Texas, having the Trinity river for its e. boundary, emptying into Galveston bay, is drained by that river and the head-waters of the Navasota river, which forms its W. boundary; 800 sq.m.; pop. TO, 12,818-12,729 of Ainerican birth, 5.110 colored. Its surface is hilly and heavily timbered. Its soil, a rich black loam, is very fertile along the water-courses and adapted to the raising of live stock, tobacco, cotton, sweet potatoes, and sorghum. lit '70, it produced.,12,201, ibs of honey. It is traversed by the International and Great Northern railroad, crossing it diagonally. Beat of justice, Centreville.
LEON (the Legio ,septinut gement& of the Romans), capital of the former Spanish prov ince of the same name, is situated between the rivers Bernesga and Torio, in a beauti fully wooded plain, 85 m. n.w. of Valladolid. Part of the of Roman wall, 20 ft. thick, is still standing. The streets are crooked and dirty, but the churches are both numer ous and splendid, especially the cathedral, a specimen of the purest Gothic, containing the tombs of many sovereigns of Leon, saints, and martyrs. The trade of Leon is now
unimportant. Pop. 5,720.
a city of Mexico in the state of Guanajuato, capital of a district of the same name, on the Rio Torbio, 100 m. n.w. of Mexico; pop. 78,930. It is well built, and is about 6,000 ft. above the sea. In a large and beautiful square are several fine public buildings, among which are the governor's palace, the parish church, and a picturesque arcade. The city has several churches, three convents, a hospital, and schools. It is one of the most flourishing cities of Mexico, has an extensive commerce in wheat and other grains, and manufactures leather, saddlery, cottons, and woolens. It was founded in 1576, but became commercially important only about 1855. It is now the chief entrepot of the Bagio or the plain of Guanajuato, celebrated for its thriving agriculture.