Mission San Joaquin Del Monte A Visita
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PeterNoG
N 26° 06.313 W 098° 15.625
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This granite Texas Historical Markers is one of two in McAllen Park on 1st Street at East Texano Drive in Hidalgo, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMKCW5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2014
Views: 6
Marker Title: San Joaquin Mission
Address:
City: Hidalgo
County: Hidalgo
Subject Codes: Spanish immigrants/immigration; missions; Roman Catholic denomination; Spanish Colonial Revival (Architectural style)
Year Marker Erected: 1936
Designations: na
Marker Location: McAllen Park, El Texano Drive at First Street, Hidalgo
Marker Size: 1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite)
Marker Number: 4541
Marker Text:
Approximate site of
Mission San Joaquin
del Monte a Visita
established in 1749 as part of
José de Escandon's project to
settle the region and civilize
and Christianize the Indians
Erected by the State of Texas
1936
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