| Marker Number |
2873 |
| Atlas Number |
5375002873 |
| Marker Title |
Self Sacrifice of Padre Fray Juan de Padilla - 1544 |
| Index Entry |
Padilla, Juan de |
| Address |
1200 S. Washington St. |
| City |
Amarillo |
| County |
Potter |
| UTM Zone |
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| UTM Easting |
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| UTM Northing |
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| Subject Codes |
Exploration and expeditions; Spanish immigrants/immigration; religious leaders; Presbyterian denomination |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral, south of main entrance. Previously located across the street in Ellwood Park. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial - monument |
| Marker Text |
Front - Self Sacrifice of Padre Fray Juan De Padilla - 1544; Back - Built to the glorious and perpetual memory of Father Fray Juan De Padilla, O.F.M. Franciscan Missionary, first martyr for Christianity in the United States and in Texas; Accompanied the Coronado Expedition to Palo Duro Canyon. Went with Francisco Vasquez de Coronado and his chosen party in search of La Gran Quivira; Returned soon and began his zealous labors for the civilizing and Christianizing of the Wichita and other Indian nations in the region of the Texas Panhandle; His martyrdom occurred in 1544; Erected jointly by the State of Texas and the Texas Knights of Columbus in 1936 |
