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Site of the Home of ANTONIO GIL Y BARBO 1729 ... 1809 Founder of modern Nacogdoches in 1779. This Spanish frontiersman matched wits with Spanish governors in the interest of the early settlers of this region. A leader of the people, he brought the exiles back. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Site of the Home of Antonio Gil y Barbo is a historical marker in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Nacogdoches County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 232 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.6028, -94.6536 near Nacogdoches. The nearest cataloged historic site is Woodmen of the World Building (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Site of "Old Soledad", King's Highway - Camino Real - Old San Antonio Road, and Texas Stagecoaches, C.S.A..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5347009248. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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