Marker Inscription
Approximate Site Reached by the Espinosa-Olivares-Aguirre Expedition. A good will trip made in 1709, when Spain was uneasy about her 190-year-old claim to Texas. (She had closed east Texas missions, then had learned of a French trading visit to Texas, 1707.) Capt. Pedro de Aguirre and 14 soldiers escorted from a mission on the Rio Grande, Father Isidro De Espinosa and Father Antonio de San Beneventura Olivares. The Tejas were not in this vicinity as expected. Capt. Aguirre had no order to cross the Colorado River. So the padres sent the east Texas Indians an invitation to visit them on the Rio Grande, and turned back here. (1966)
About this site
Espinosa-Olivares-Aguirre Expedition is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 336 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 641 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.2327, -97.7582 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is St. Edward's University (college & university), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Walter Tips House, Fort Magruder, C.S.A., and Assumption.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014903. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
