Normangee in Madison County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

El Camino Real

The Old San Antonio Road

Photographed By Gregory Walker, September 5, 2013

1. El Camino Real Marker

Inscription. First blazed in 1691 by Captain Don Domingo Teran de Los Rios, first provincial governor of Texas, in an expedition officially directed by Father Fray Damian Massanet O.F.M. apostolic missionary and explorer in Texas. The general route was northeast from the Rio Grande to the San Antonio River thence across the Guadalupe, San Marcos, Colorado, Brazos, and Trinity Rivers to the missions in east Texas. Other expeditions taking the same route: Espinosa Olivares Aquirre in 1709, St. Denis in 1714, Ramon in 1716, Alarcon in 1718, Marquis of Aguayo in 1720, Moses Austin in 1820. The Republic of Texas officially made this road a boundary between a number of empresarial land grants.

Normangee - Home of the Old San Antonio Road Association

Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 9621.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail, and the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1691.

Location. 31° 1.524′ N, 96° 6.92′ W. Marker is in Normangee, Texas, in Madison County

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. Marker is at the intersection of Old San Antonio Road and Texas Highway 39, on the left when traveling west on Old San Antonio Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Normangee TX 77871, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 4.8 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 7.6 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 8.7 miles away); Boggy Community (approx. 10.1 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 11.9 miles away); Site of the First Court House Built in Leon County (approx. 12½ miles away); CCC Camp Site (approx. 12½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Normangee.

El Camino Real Marker location. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Gregory Walker, September 5, 2013

2. El Camino Real Marker location.

Photographed By James Hulse, October 15, 2020

3. El Camino Real Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2013, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,098 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2013, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. 3. submitted on October 16, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.