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Published: 1952
Updated: November 1, 1994
Brazos Santiago Pass is the water passage between Padre Island and Brazos Island, just southeast of Port Isabel in Cameron County (at 26°04' N, 97°07' W). It provides entry to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and to the Brownsville Ship Channel. The name Brazos Santiago is often mistakenly said to have been given the inlet by Francisco de Garay, though he never came to the area.
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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
Anonymous, “Brazos Santiago Pass,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed May 28, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/brazos-santiago-pass.
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