| Marker Number |
4934 |
| Atlas Number |
5463004934 |
| Marker Title |
Site of the Mission Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria (2nd Marker) |
| Index Entry |
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria |
| Address |
US 55 |
| City |
Montell |
| County |
Uvalde |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
402062 |
| UTM Northing |
3268245 |
| Subject Codes |
missions; Native Americans; Roman Catholic denomination; Spanish immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
On US 55 just inside Montell limits (past churches), Montell. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
First established by Franciscan missionaries in 1749 on the San Gabriel River with the hope of civilizing and Christianizing the Coco, Mayene, Karankawa, Orcoquiza and other Indian tribes. Restablished under the same name on the San Marcos River in 1755. Removed to this site on the Nueces River for the conversion of the Lipan Apaches in 1762. Abandoned in 1769. |
