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In this vicinity the Battle of Rosillo was fought on March 28, 1813. Here the "Republican Army of the North" composed of Anglo-Americans, Mexicans and Indians defeated, with heavy loss of life, Spanish Royalists troops commanded by Manuel de Salcedo, Governor of Texas. The prisoners of war were brutally murdered shortly afterwards by order of Colonel Bernardo Gutierrez. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
In this Vicinity the Battle of Rosillo is a historical marker in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 239 historical markers documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 542 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3443, -98.3891 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Keilmann Grave (cemetery), about 1.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Unknown (S. of Boltville), Unnamed, and Boldtville Schoolhouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5029000329. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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