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

La Lomita Chapel

Photographed by James Hulse, April 22, 2023

1. La Lomita Chapel Marker

Inscription. Lands for La Lomita ("The Little Hill") Mission came from the 1767 Spanish grant of Joseph A. Cantu, and were donated in 1861. Used as farms and ranches, the lands supported the priests and their charities. The original chapel, built in 1865 at a campsite on Brownsville-Roma Trail, has been rebuilt or restored two or more times. It was relocated at this present site in 1899. The city of Mission (5 Mi. N), Texas, was named for this significant landmark. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964
2nd Plaque
Entered in the National Register of Historic Places 1975

Erected 1964 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2997.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1767.

Location. 26° 9.475′ N, 98° 19.836′ W. Marker is near Mission, Texas, in Hidalgo County. It is at the intersection of East Chimney Road and Mayberry Road, on the right when traveling south on East Chimney Road. The marker is located on the grounds of the La Lomita Historical Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 East Chimney Road, Mission TX 78572, 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: A different marker also named La Lomita Chapel (here, next to this marker); Guest House (a few steps from this marker); Capilla de la Lomita

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Virgin Mary (within shouting distance of this marker); Ranch Headquarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Juan Davis Bradburn (within shouting distance of this marker); Chimney Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); El Granjeno Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mission.

Also see . . . La Lomita Mission. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

La Lomita ("little hill") is a small hill and the adjoining historical site of a former mission and ranch headquarters maintained by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. It is located off Farm Road 1016 near the Rio Grande five miles south of Mission in southwestern Hidalgo County. The property comprised two Spanish land grants, or porciones, awarded in 1767. The little hill is on the western edge of Porción 57, which thus became known as the La Lomita grant. The adjoining historical site is on the eastern edge of the neighboring Porción 56. Through a succession of sales over the years the La Lomita grant came into the possession of John Davis Bradburn in 1842. Bradburn, of Anahuac fame but by then
Photographed by James Hulse, April 22, 2023

2. Oblate Trail Marker
in Matamoros, died two months later and was buried somewhere on the property. His Mexican widow sold the land in 1845 to René Guyard, a French merchant in Reynosa. Upon Guyard's death in 1861, his will left the La Lomita grant to Oblate priests Pierre F. Parisot and Pierre Y. Keralum "for the propagation of the faith among the barbarians."

(Submitted on May 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The front of the La Lomita Chapel and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 22, 2023

3. The front of the La Lomita Chapel and Marker

The view of the La Lomita Chapel from the historical park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 22, 2023

4. The view of the La Lomita Chapel from the historical park

Inside view of the La Lomita Chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 22, 2023

5. Inside view of the La Lomita Chapel

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 571 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.