Marker Inscription
Established in 1749 as a part of Jose de Escandon's project to settle the region and civilize and Christianize the Indians.
Historical Marker
Mission San Augustin de Laredo a Visita, Site of the
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About this site
Mission San Augustin de Laredo a Visita, Site of the is a historical marker in Rio Grande City, Starr County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Starr County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 26.3729, -98.8559 near Rio Grande City. The nearest cataloged historic site is St. John (cemetery), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Alcazar Graves, Trevino, and Fred & Nell Kain Guerra House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5427004936. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This marker records the site of a mid-18th-century visita associated with the mission of San Agustin de Laredo at Camargo, established as part of Jose de Escandon's colonization of the lower Rio Grande beginning in 1749. A visita was a country chapel visited periodically by priests to say Mass and administer sacraments rather than a fully staffed mission. The State of Texas placed a granite Centennial marker here in 1936, west of present Rio Grande City.
Sources: hmdb.orgen.wikipedia.org
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