UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Ortega, Katherine D.
P.O. Box 696000
San Antonio, Texas 78269-6000
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
December 3, 1996
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation
(UDS)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Director
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Common Stock |4,135(a) |D | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Common Stock |05/07/99 |05/07/06 |Common Stock |1,530 |$32.35 |D | |
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Common Stock |05/02/98 |05/02/05 |Common Stock |1,530 |$26.59 |D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(a) 1,871 of such shares were issued pursuant to Diamond Shamrock, Inc.'s Long
Term Incentive Plan, are
exempt under Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and were
subject to forfeiture as of
12/3/96.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Katherine D. Ortega
DATE
December 11, 1996
