Spanish fort established in 1751 to protect Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba.
The mission experienced increasing hostility from Native Americans, and presidio
commander urged missionaries to abandon their effort. They refused, and on March
16, 1758, a strong force of Comanche and other tribes overran the mission,
killed many occupants and burned the buildings. Only a few escaped. A small
relief force of soldiers from this presidio were so fiercely attacked, they were
unable to prevent the mission's destruction. Presidio was abandoned in 1769.
Ruins maintained as county park two miles west off U.S. 190.
City: Menard
Region: Hill Country
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City: Stinnett
Region: Panhandle Plains
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City: Dallas
Region: Prairies and Lakes
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City: Conroe
Region: Piney Woods
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City: La Porte
Region: Gulf Coast
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City: San Antonio
Region: South Texas Plains
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City: Wimberley
Region: Hill Country
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City: Balmorhea
Region: Big Bend Country
