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By William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2011
Father Juan Padilla Monument Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On 900th Road, 1 mile west of Neosho Street (Kansas Highway 177), on the right when traveling south. |
| | In 1542, Fr. Juan Padilla, a Franciscan Friar, (the First American Martyr), accompanied Coranado on his expedition from Mexico some 50 years after Christopher Columbus landed in the USA and 78 years before our pilgrim . . . — — Map (db m44939) HM |
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Quivira
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Juan de Padilla
Martyr for the Faith
Yielded his life here
in 1542
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Coronado 1541
J.V. Brower 1896 — — Map (db m49750) HM |
Jun. 16, 2024