Near Del Rio in Val Verde County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Cementerio Loma de la Cruz
(Hill of the Cross Cemetery)
Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, April 13, 2019
1. Cementerio Loma de la Cruz Marker
Early land developer Paula Losoya Taylor Rivers (ca. 1830-1902) realized that the people of Del Rio's Mexican Colony had no official cemetery in which to bury their dead. She donated four acres to be designated as a cemetery in 1884. Also buried here are three former U. S. Army Indian Scouts and the Rev. Ramon V. Palomares, first pastor of Del Rio's Mexican American Methodist Church. A cross placed at the top of a hill gave the cemetery its name. The last burial here took place in 1933. A cemetery association restored and maintains the graveyard. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.
Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 777.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.
Location. 29° 20.691′ N, 100° 52.999′ W. Marker is near Del Rio, Texas, in Val Verde County. It can be reached from Arteaga Street 0.3 miles Juanita Street. Also known as: Old San Felipe Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Del Rio TX 78840, United States of America.
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Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country. It is also in the American Borderlands. 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: Val Verde Winery (approx. ¾ mile away); Mason-Foster House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Santos S. Garza (approx. 0.8 miles away); Taylor-Rivers House (approx. 0.9 miles away); San Felipe High School (approx. 0.9 miles away); San Felipe Independent School District (approx. 0.9 miles away); Brown Plaza (approx. 0.9 miles away); Old Perry Building (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Del Rio.
Also see . . . Cementerio Loma de la Cruz Cemetery at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on May 16, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, April 13, 2019
2. Cementerio Loma de la Cruz Marker
Marker is just behind the entrance gates
Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, April 13, 2019
3. Cementerio Loma de la Cruz
Inside the cemetery
Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, April 13, 2019
4. La Cruz
The cross on the top of the hill near the cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 3,367 times since then and 285 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 16, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
