Near Rockdale in Milam County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Site of Mission San Francisco Xavier de Los Dolores

Mission San Francisco Xavier de Los Dolores Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gregory Walker, June 10, 2015

1. Mission San Francisco Xavier de Los Dolores Marker

Inscription. Established by Franciscan missionaries in 1749 with the hope of civilizing and christianizing the Coco, Mayeye, Orcoquiza, Karankawa, and other tribes of Indians. The martyrdom of Padre José Ganzabal and the circumstances connected therewith caused the departure of the Indians and the friars and the removal of this mission to the San Marcos River in 1755. Reestablished in 1762 on the San Saba River for the conversion of the Lipan Apaches with the new name of Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba.

Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 14050.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. 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 1749.

Location. 30° 41.485′ N, 97° 6.803′ W. Marker is near Rockdale, Texas, in Milam County. It is on Farm to Market Road 908 half a mile east of County Road 432, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map.

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Marker is in this post office area: Rockdale TX 76567, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of the Mission Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (approx. half a mile away); Site of the Mission San Ildefonso (approx. 1.4 miles away); Apache Pass River Crossing (approx. 1.4 miles away); Worley Bridge (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bushdale Community (approx. 4.3 miles away); Sharp Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); William Persky (approx. 4.3 miles away); Locklin Cemetery (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockdale.

Location of Mission San Francisco Xavier de Los Dolores Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gregory Walker, June 10, 2015

2. Location of Mission San Francisco Xavier de Los Dolores Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2015, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,145 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 24, 2015, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.