Near Goliad in Goliad County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario
(Mission Our Lady of the Rosary)
Photographed by Richard Hawkins, September 22, 2025
1. Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario Marker
Founded in 1754 for the Cujane Indians. Capt. Manuel Ramirez de la Piszina, commander of nearby Presidio la Bahia, named this mission for his parish church in Spain, and Fray Juan Dios Camberos ministered to the first converts here. The Indians were taught crop-raising. In the years following, much livestock, including 30,000 head of cattle, belonged to Rosario. But these, along with Indian land at the mission, had to be surrendered later to the Spanish crown. In 1807 Rosario was permanently abandoned and its lands were distributed to Spanish settlers.
Erected 1969 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 3399.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Hispanic Americans • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1754.
Location. 28° 38.73′ N, 97° 26.405′ W. Marker is near Goliad, Texas, in Goliad County. It is on U.S. 59 1.9 miles south of Texas Highway 239, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Goliad TX 77963, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Texas. It is also in the American South. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Goliad County (here, next to this marker); Site of Mission Nuestra Seρora del Rosario
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Mission Rosario (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. According to the Texas Historical Commission's Atlas, this marker was reported missing in August 2009 although the post it was once attached to remains. Marker text comes from the Atlas.
Also see . . . Nuestra Seρora del Rosario Mission - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on April 11, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)
Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 6, 2019
2. Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario Marker
Marker post is visible at the right of the photo.
Photographed by James Hulse, October 23, 2023
3. The view of the Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario Marker from across the highway
The marker is missing in the photo. Only the steel post is visible just to the right of the Goliad County marker.
Photographed by Richard Hawkins, September 22, 2025
4. Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,253 times since then and 108 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 22, 2025, by Richard Hawkins of Phelan, California. 2. submitted on April 12, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. 3. submitted on November 2, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 4. submitted on September 22, 2025, by Richard Hawkins of Phelan, California.
