Historical Marker

Site of Mission Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga

Nursery · Victoria County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5469006556

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Marker Inscription

First established at Garcitas Creek by the Marques de Aguayo and Father Fray Agustin Patron, O.F.M. in 1722. Moved to Mission Valley in 1726. Maintained here by the Franciscan missionaries for the Christanizing and civilizing of the Jaraname and other Indians. Finally moved to present Goliad in 1749. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

About this site

Site of Mission Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga is a historical marker in Nursery, Victoria County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 96 historical markers documented in Victoria County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 235 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 28.8822, -97.1217 near Nursery. The nearest cataloged historic site is De Leon Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Murphy Cemetery, Emison Family Cemetery #1, and Gilbert Onderdonk and Nursery, Texas.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5469006556. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 28.8822, -97.1217 · Nursery, Victoria County
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