(bogus): About 50 miles up from the mouth of the Rio Grande River, a 1967 hurricane brought a
newly-formed island (south of the main river channel) which the US government decided that Mexico was its rightful owner. However, the Mexican government disputed this.
Colonel Herbert M Williams (1/4 Cherokee decent) of Brownsville subsequently purchased the island from Mexican owners
and was going to declare independence. [is, info]
