San Vicente, Texas

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San Vicente, Texas
Ghost Town
San Vicente Texas Topo Map.jpg
San Vicente, Texas is located in Texas
San Vicente, Texas
San Vicente, Texas
Location within Texas
Coordinates: 29°09′14″N 103°01′12.5″W / 29.15389°N 103.020139°W / 29.15389; -103.020139Coordinates: 29°09′14″N 103°01′12.5″W / 29.15389°N 103.020139°W / 29.15389; -103.020139
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
Elevation
1,896 ft (578 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79834
Area code432
GNIS feature ID1367543

San Vicente was a village located in Brewster County, Texas within the protruding big bend of the Rio Grandé river.[1] The village was geographically 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the San Vicente Crossing in present-day Big Bend National Park. The uninhabited site provides a panoramic view of the Chisos Mountains and the Sierra San Vicente migrating into Northern Mexico.

Historical Citations of San Vicente[]

San Vicente settlement established cemeteries north and south of the village vicinity encompassing 1.6 miles (2.6 km) between the memorial grounds.[2][3] The south funerary plot, also known as the San Vicente Crossing cemetery, has a proximity to the San Vicente Crossing on the Rio Grandé river.[4][5]

Presidio of San Vicente[]

On September 10, 1772, the Spanish Empire issued new regulations for presidios constructed in New Spain along the southern boundaries of the Rio Grandé river basin in the Northern Mexico territories.[6][7] Presidio de San Vicente was established in 1773 offering sanctuary for Spanish Texas pioneers seeking passage through the San Vicente Crossing at the Rio Grandé river.[8][9] The presidio fortification was an adobe and pueblo style structure serving as a garrison while providing a defensive wall against the native plains inhabitants during the Mexican Indian Wars.[10] The Spanish Presidio coerced the territorial development of New Spain in the Chihuahua and Coahuila territories of the Spanish America colonies while fortifying the Spanish missions in Texas.[11]

See also[]

Adams–Onís Treaty French colonization of Texas
Cayetano Pignatelli, 3rd Marquis of Rubí Nueva Vizcaya, New Spain
Charles III of Spain Provincias Internas
Comanche Trail United States Camel Corps

References[]

  1. ^ Kohout, Martin Donell. "San Vicente, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
  2. ^ "North San Vicente Cemetery - Brewster County". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission.
  3. ^ United States Geological Survey. San Vicente, TX quadrangle, San Vicente (North) (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey – via TopoQuest.
  4. ^ "South San Vicente Cemetery - Brewster County". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission.
  5. ^ United States Geological Survey. San Vicente, TX quadrangle, San Vicente (South) (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey – via TopoQuest.
  6. ^ Chipman, Donald E. "New Regulations For Presidios". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
  7. ^ Faulk, Odie B. "Presidios". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
  8. ^ "Missions, Presidios, and Settlements of Spanish Texas" [El Paso Missions] (PDF). Texas Beyond History. University of Texas at Austin.
  9. ^ United States Geological Survey. San Vicente, TX quadrangle, San Vicente Crossing (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey – via TopoQuest.
  10. ^ "Presidio de San Vicente". Texas Beyond History. University of Texas at Austin.
  11. ^ "Spanish Frontier 1715-1821" [La Junta de los Rios (The Meeting of the Rivers)]. Texas Beyond History. University of Texas at Austin.

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