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The Battle of the Medina was fought here on August 18, 1813 by an army of Spanish royalists commanded by General Jose Joaquin Arredondo which defeated with terrific slaughter the Republican Army of the North composed of Anglo-Americans, Mexicans and Indians commanded by Jose Alvarez de Toledo. Thus ended an attempt to free Texas and Mexico from Spanish rule. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
The Battle of the Medina is a historical marker in Losoya, 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 29.2415, -98.4734 near Losoya. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cemeterio del Carmen (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Esparza, Enrique, El Carmen Cemetery (Cementerio del Carmen), and Martinez.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5029012646. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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