Site of Trinidad
N 31° 04.104 W 095° 42.541
15R E 241520 N 3440337
A 1936 gray granite historic marker marks the site where the Spanish commander ordered settlers killed and the town destroyed after the Battle of Medina between Mexican Republican and Spanish Royalist forces
Waymark Code: WMXFGV
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2018
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This 1936 gray granite Centennial historical marker at the site of the former town of Trinidad, which was ordered destroyed and its inhabitants executed by order of the Spanish commandant of royalist forces after battle with forces desiring a Mexican republic, independent from Spain.
For more on the battle of Medina and the desolation of Trinidad see the Handbook of Texas here: (
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The marker is located along State Highway 21 in Madison County.