Presidio del Norte

Proximate site of Presidio del Norte de la Junta established by Captain Alonzo Rubin de Celis in 1759-1760. Name of post retained in part by the present town and county. In this vicinity the missions of San Antonio de los Puliques, San Francisco de Los Julimes, Santa Maria la Redonda, San Pedro Alcantara, El Apostol Santiago, San Cristobal. Were first established in 1683-1684 by Don Juan Dominguez de Mendoza and Padre Fray Nicolas Lopez O. F. M. Maintained by Franciscan missionaries for the Christianizing and the civilizing of the Apache, Natages, Faraones, Puliques, Julimes, Jumanos, Zumas and other Indian tribes. Administered and controlled in 1746 by the custodia of New Mexico, 1836-1936.

Presidio del Norte is a historical marker in Presidio vicinity, Presidio County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 26 historical markers documented in Presidio County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 81 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.5428, -104.3257 near Presidio vicinity. The nearest cataloged historic site is Leaton, Ben, Home of (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mission Del Apostol Santiago, El Fortin De San Jose, and Fort Leaton.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5377004118. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.