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Mon dieu! Pigs on the loose may have changed Texas history
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Jean Peter Isidore Alphonse Dubois, the French charge d’affaires to the Republic of Texas, hoped to secure some 3 million acres of land for 8,000 French immigrants to Texas.Courtesy / Texas Historical CommissionShow MoreShow Less
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Richard Bullock, owner of the Bullock House (pictured above) sparked an international incident when he beat the French ambassador?’s butler with a stick.Courtesy / Texas Historical CommissionShow MoreShow Less
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A sculpted pig on the grounds of the French Legation commemorates the historic role of pigs in Franco-Texan relations.Joe Holley / ContributorShow MoreShow Less ....

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