| Marker Number |
9286 |
| Atlas Number |
5347009286 |
| Marker Title |
Site of the Mission Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe |
| Index Entry |
Mission Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe |
| Address |
707 North St. |
| City |
Nacogdoches |
| County |
Nacogdoches |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
343101 |
| UTM Northing |
3498369 |
| Subject Codes |
Spanish immigrants/immigration; Mission (Architectural style); missions |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
North and Mullen St. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
A Spanish outpost founded in 1716 by the pioneer Franciscan Antonio Margil de Jesus as a means of civilizing and christianizing the Nacogdoches Indians. Abandoned temporarily due to the French incursions from Louisiana in 1719. Restored by the Marquis of Aguayo in 1721. Abandoned permanently in 1773. Its deserted buildings formed a nucleus for the settlement of Nacogdoches in 1779 by Antonio Gil y Barbo. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
