The Guadalupe River

One of the earliest explored rivers in Texas. Named for Our Lady of Guadalupe by Spaniard Alonso de Leon in 1689. During 1691-1693, Domingo Teran de Los Rios, Spanish Governor of Texas, maintained a colony on the Guadalupe. In early Anglo-American settlement, 30 or 40 families located along its bank, which formed a boundary of the Power-Hewetson Irish Colony. Near the mouth of the river, historic Victoria was founded, and 60 miles above was Gonzales, where the first shot for Texas freedom was fired, Oct. 2, 1835. The Guadalupe is 250 miles long. (1969)

The Guadalupe River is a historical marker in Seguin, Guadalupe County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 75 historical markers documented in Guadalupe County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.5515, -97.9713 near Seguin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Saffold Dam (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Henry Troell, Juan Seguin Burial Site, and Douglas, Jonathan.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5187002300. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.