CORPUS CHRIST I

a city of Texas fn Neuces co., of which it is the county seat. It is on Corpus Christ i Bay, at the mouth of the Neuces River, and is on the Mexican National, the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico, and other railroads, 145 miles southeast of San Antonio. It is surrounded by an important stock raising and agricultural community and has also important fishing and oyster packing interests. There is a Catholic convent and several churches. Pop. 1920, 10,522.