Bucareli

In this vicinity, at Paso Tomas on the Trinity, was the Spanish town Nuestra Senora del Pilar De. Bucareli (1774-1779) Indian troubles had caused Spain to move Louisiana colonists to Bexar (San Antonio). These people, however, pled to return to East Texas, and secured the consent of Viceroy Antonio Maria Bucarelo. Led by Gil Ybarbo (1729-1809), they built at the Trinity crossing a church, plaza, and wooden houses, and grew to a town of 345 people. But ill luck with crops, a few Comanche raids, and river floods sent the settlers farther east. Again led by Ybarbo, they rebuilt the old town of Nacogdoches, 1779.

Bucareli is a historical marker in Midway, Madison County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 24 historical markers documented in Madison County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 65 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.0749, -95.7017 near Midway. The nearest cataloged historic site is Robbins Ferry (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Antioch Cemetery, Site of Trinidad, and Antioch Church of Christ.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5313011251. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.