Martin-Castillo Expedition
N 31° 11.484 W 101° 27.701
14R E 265429 N 3453424
Second of two historic markers at the Big Lake Chamber of Commerce
Waymark Code: WMV074
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/31/2017
Views: 3
This historic marker stands at the intersection of US 67 and E 2nd Street in downtown Big Lake TX
Marker Number: 3232
Marker Text:
Explored the Concho River, 32 miles north of here, gathering information on Jumano Indians and searching for pearls, 1650.
Setting out from Santa Fe, Capts. Hernan Martin and Diego Del Castillo traveled about 600 miles to the Jumano territory, where they stayed for 6 months.
Further travels took them to the edge of the Tejas Nation, where they obtained the first information definitely about the tribe that gave Texas its name. The ""discoveries"" of their journey -- pearls and the Tejas -- sparked later important Spanish expeditions to East Texas. (1970)
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