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3 unusual facts about Cleto Rodriguez


Cleto Rodriguez

An 8.5-mile segment of U.S. Route 90 in San Antonio, from Interstate 410 to Interstate 35, has been designated the Cleto Rodriguez Freeway in his honor.

He later married Ms. Flora Muniz and had four children: Cleto Jr., Betty, Mary and Joe; one of his grandchildren is also named Cleto Rodriguez and is a comedian and on-air personality for San Antonio's WOAI TV station.

Plaza Dilao

During World War II, the area was the site of an intense battle between Japanese and joint Filipino and American forces led by Cleto Rodriguez.



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