Details for Site of the Mission Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5331007988
Data
| Marker Number | 7988 |
| Atlas Number | 5331007988 |
| Marker Title | Site of the Mission Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria |
| Index Entry | Mission Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria |
| Address | |
| City | San Gabriel |
| County | Milam |
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| Subject Codes | missions |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | CR 432 |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial marker |
| Marker Text | Established by Franciscan missionaries in 1749 with the hope of civilizing and christianizing the Coco, Mayeye, Orcoquiza, Karankawa, and other tribes of Indians. The martyrdom of Padre Jose Ganzabal and the circumstances connected therewith caused the departure of the Indians and the friars and the removal of this mission to the San Marcos River in 1755. Reestablished in 1762 on the Sabinal River for the conversion of the Lipan Apaches with the same name of Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria. |