Near Menard in Menard County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

VIP Quarters

VIP Headquarters Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 23, 2018

1. VIP Headquarters Marker

Inscription. The main building within the presidio was located close to the round bastion in the northwest corner, near the main road. It contained a courtyard and seven large rooms, including the captain’s quarters (the only two-story structure), a guardhouse and a chapel.

(Upper Graphic Caption)
Elevation drawing of the presidio taken from map by Joseph de Urrita. Image courtesy of Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas, Austin.

(Left Graphic Caption)
Plan drawing based on LaForá’s 1767 map of Presidio San Sabá. Image courtesy Texas Historical Commission

(Right Image Caption)
Aerial view of Presidio San Sabá quarters area after the 1937 partial rebuilding reveals how the poor reconstruction gave way and crumbled. Photo by Jay Kothmann

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles.

Location. 30° 55.359′ N, 99° 48.107′ W. Marker is near Menard, Texas, in Menard County. It can be reached from U.S. 190 1.1 miles west of Frisco Avenue (U.S. 83). Marker is located at the Presidio de San Saba Historic Site within the

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presidio walls; the above directions are to the driveway entrance to the historic site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Menard TX 76859, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: NW Bastion (a few steps from this marker); Restoration and Reconstruction (within shouting distance of this marker); Real Presidio de San Saba (within shouting distance of this marker); Livestock Corral (within shouting distance of this marker); Presidio de San Sabá (within shouting distance of this marker); Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome To Menard (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Turning Point for Spain in Texas (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Menard.

Also see . . .
1. San Luis de Las Amarillas Presidio.

VIP Quarters Marker as seen from Presidio Gate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 23, 2018

2. VIP Quarters Marker as seen from Presidio Gate

From the Texas State Historical Association’s “Handbook of Texas Online”. (Submitted on April 4, 2018.)

2. Presidio de San Saba Historic Site. Official website. Includes before and after restoration videos. (Submitted on April 4, 2018.)

VIP Quarters and Northwest Bastion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 23, 2018

3. VIP Quarters and Northwest Bastion

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2018, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 4, 2018, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 2. submitted on April 4, 2018. 3. submitted on April 4, 2018, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.