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Originally established on the San Gabriel River as the Presidio of San Francisco Xavier in 1751 moved to the present site in 1757 as a protection to the Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba known as the Presidio de San Luis de Las Amarillas 1757-1761. After March 1761 the name was real Presidio de San Saba the stone building was completed in 1761.
Real Presidio de San Saba is a historical marker in Menard, Menard County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Menard County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 31 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.9220, -99.8024 near Menard. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Arroyo de Juan Lorenzo, Ditch, and Frisco Depot.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5327004212. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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