| Marker Number |
11686 |
| Atlas Number |
5007011686 |
| Marker Title |
Cementerio San Antonio de Padua |
| Index Entry |
Cementerio San Antonio de Padua |
| Address |
SH 35 |
| City |
Aransas Pass |
| County |
Aransas |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
684798 |
| UTM Northing |
3091629 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; Mexican immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1998 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
0.9 mi. N of Aransas Pass on Bus. SH 35, north of Foggy Hill Road |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
According to local lore, George Lewis (1859-1895) donated one-half acre of land at this site to the Hispanic citizens of the area for use as a cemetery, provided that he be buried in the center of the land. Handmade stones indicate burials dating from the 19th century; the first recorded deed was signed in 1933. Years of wind and rain have rendered many stones illegible. A number of children who died in an influenza epidemic in 1940 and many veterans of U.S. and international conflicts are interred here. A statue of San Antonio holding a child, crafted in Mexico, was brought across the border by the local priest for placement in an open chapel on the cemetery grounds. It is revered by the families of those interred here. (1998) |
