Antioch in Madison County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Site of Trinidad
Photographed By James Hulse, April 9, 2023
1. Site of Trinidad Marker
fort and town as early as 1805 •
Captured by the Magee-Gutierrez
Expedition in October, 1812 • Near
here the survivors of the Battle
of the Medina were executed in
1813 • Inhabitants of the town were
butchered by order of the Spanish
commander and the town desolated
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 11263.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Wars, Non-US. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1812.
Location. 31° 4.107′ N, 95° 42.54′ W. Marker is in Antioch, Texas, in Madison County. Marker is on State Highway 21, 0.1 miles east of County Highway 248, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located along the south side of the highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16021 TX-21, Midway TX 75852, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Antioch Church of Christ (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. half a mile away); Bucareli (approx. 0.6 miles away); Robbin's Ferry
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Also see . . .
1. Battle of Medina. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)
The battle of Medina was fought on August 18, 1813, between the republican forces of the Gutiérrez-Magee expedition under Gen. José Álvarez de Toledo y Dubois and a Spanish royalist army under Gen. Joaquín de Arredondo. This bloodiest battle ever fought on Texas soil took place twenty miles south of San Antonio in a sandy oak forest region then called el encinal de Medina. Occurring during a very confused and turbulent period of world history, the battle of Medina affected the destinies of Spain, Mexico, the United States, England, and France. Mexico and Latin America were in revolt against Spain, whose king was Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, who was(Submitted on April 13, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)on a rampage in Europe, and the United States was at war with England, later to be called the War of 1812.Photographed By James Hulse, April 9, 20232. Site of Trinidad Marker
2. Santisima Trinidad de Salcedo. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)
Santísima Trinidad de Salcedo—also known as Salcedo, Spanish Bluffs, or Trinidad for short—was a small Spanish villa on the east bank of the Trinity River located near present-day Madisonville, Texas. Spain founded Trinidad in 1806 as a joint military-civilian settlement. From the villa's establishment to its eventual destruction in 1813, the military served as the government of Trinidad and provided civilians with protection from Indian attacks. Civilians, for their part, supplied soldiers with food and skilled workmanship. Spanish officials in Texas hoped that this arrangement would lead to a permanent settlement that would serve as a waypoint between Nacogdoches and San Antonio and a buffer against United States expansion. It is unclear whether this experiment would have worked in the long term, as Trinidad was destroyed in 1813 in the revolutionary violence of the Mexican War of Independence. At its height, Trinidad had a barracks, a chapel, a schoolhouse, and around twenty civilian homes.(Submitted on April 13, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed By James Hulse, April 9, 2023
3. The view of the Site of Trinidad Marker from the street
Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 13, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
