Near San Patricio in Nueces County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Santa Margarita Crossing
Photographed By Brian Anderson, February 20, 2022
1. Santa Margarita Crossing Marker
Ranchers occupying the 1804 Spanish land grant of Jose Herrera established this crossing of the Nueces and named the scattered settlement Santa Margarita. In 1828, John McMullen and James McGloin received a land grant from the Mexican government for an Irish colony north of the river and founded the town of San Patricio. This site soon became a major crossing on the Matamoros Road into Texas. To protect the crossing, the Mexican army, in 1831, established nearby Fort Lipantitlan, which was captured November 4, 1835, by insurgent Texians. On Feb. 27, 1836, Gen. Jose Urrea's army defeated the Texan forces of James Grant and F.W. Johnson here before marching to Goliad. After Texas won independence, Gen. Vicente Filisola led the defeated Mexican troops back to Mexico along this road.After crossing the river here in summer of 1845, Gen. Zachary Taylor held his army in this region until March 1846, when he moved to the Rio Grande, the action which precipitated the U.S. War with Mexico (1846-48).
During the Civil War the old Matamoros Road, then called the "Cotton Road", served as a trade outlet for the Confederacy. Texas products
Photographed By Brian Anderson, February 20, 2022
2. Santa Margarita Crossing Marker
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Erected 1973 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4584.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, Mexican-American • War, Texas Independence • War, US Civil.
Location. 27° 56.202′ N, 97° 46.565′ W. Marker is near San Patricio, Texas, in Nueces County. Marker is on Farm to Market Road 666, one mile south of County Road 1740, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Robstown TX 78380, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. San Patricio de Hibernia (approx. 1.1 miles away); San Patricio County (approx. 1.1 miles away); Josepha Rodriguez (approx. 1.1 miles away); Battle of San Patricio (approx. 1.1 miles away); Education in San Patricio (approx. 1.3 miles away); Saint Patrick's Catholic Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Old Dougherty House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Old Cemetery on the Hill (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Patricio.
Also see . . . Santa Margarita Crossing - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on March 14, 2022, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2022, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 14, 2022, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas.
