Banquete, Texas

Banquete is an unincorporated community in Nueces County, Texas, United States. Banquete is located at the intersection of State Highway 44 and FM 666, 23 miles west of Corpus Christi.^[1] Banquete should not be confused with Rancho Banquete, a census-designated place situated several miles west of the community.

[edit] History

Banquete was named for a four-day feast honoring the completion of a road linking San Patricio, Texas with Matamoros in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The community was also a stop on the Texas-Mexican Railway.^[2]

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Nueces County, Texas

County seat: Corpus Christi

Cities	Agua Dulce \| Aransas Pass \| Bishop \| Corpus Christi \| Driscoll \| Petronila \| Port Aransas \| Portland \| Robstown \| San Patricio

Town	Ingleside

CDPs	La Paloma-Lost Creek \| North San Pedro \| Rancho Banquete \| Sandy Hollow-Escondidas \| Spring Garden-Terra Verde \| Tierra Grande

Communities	Banquete \| Chapman Ranch