Historical Marker

Mission Del Apostol Santiago

Presidio vicinity · Presidio County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5377003403

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Marker Inscription

One of nine missions established in the Big Bend country by Father Fray Nicolas Lopez, O.F.M., and Don Juan Dominguez de Mendoza in 1683-1684. Maintained by Franciscan missionaries for the civilizing and christianizing of the Jumano, Julimes and other Indians of this area. (1936)

About this site

Mission Del Apostol Santiago is a historical marker in Presidio vicinity, Presidio County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 26 historical markers documented in Presidio County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 81 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.5428, -104.3257 near Presidio vicinity. The nearest cataloged historic site is Presidio del Norte (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Leaton, Ben, Home of, El Fortin De San Jose, and Fort Leaton.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5377003403. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 29.5428, -104.3257 · Presidio vicinity, Presidio County
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