Historic District in St. Augustine in St. Johns County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mission Nombre de Dios

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 2, 2011

1. Mission Nombre de Dios Marker

Inscription. On this site, September 8, 1565, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés landed with a band of settlers to found St. Augustine, first permanent Christian settlement in the United States. Father Francisco López de Mendoza Grajales, Spanish diocesan Priest, offered here the first Mass in the Nation's first parish. The Spanish pioneers named this landing site Nombre de Dios - Name of God - and founded here the first Mission in the United States.

Erected 1963 by St. Johns County Historical Commission in cooperation with Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials. (Marker Number F-111.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is September 8, 1565.

Location. 29° 54.257′ N, 81° 19.041′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in St. Johns County. It is in the Historic District. It is at the intersection of North Ocean Boulevard (State Road A1A) and Old Mission Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Ocean Boulevard. Located at the entrance to Mission of Nombre de Dios Shrine of our Lady of la Leche. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12 Old Mission Ave, Saint Augustine FL 32084, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in First Coast

and in Greater Jacksonville.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: Nombre de Dios Mission (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Msgr. Harold Frederick Jordan (about 600 feet away); The Old Senator (about 700 feet away); Historic Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche (about 700 feet away); Our Lady of La Leche (about 700 feet away); Archaeology at the 17th Century Shrine of Nuestra Señora de la Leche (about 700 feet away); An Archaeological Discovery (about 800 feet away); White Star Anise (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Augustine.

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 2, 2011

2. Mission Nombre de Dios Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,077 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.