This video documents the Webb County Heritage Foundation’s Founders’ Day Celebration in May 2003. Carlos Valle and Dr. Jose Roberto Juarez serve as masters of ceremonies, recounting the history of Laredo’s founding in 1755, the creation of the Republic of the Rio Grande in 1840, the Battle of Laredo in 1864, and the Laredo Election Riot of 1886. The celebration also includes the inauguration Dr. Ray Keck as the honorary president of the Republic of the Rio Grande for the next year. The Webb County Heritage Foundation staged the entire program twice. This video segment captures the evening ceremony.