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'''Presidio Dolores de los Tejas''' (1716-1729) - A Spanish Presidio established in 1716 by the [[Domingo Ramón]] expedition near present day Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas. Located near [[Mission San Francisco de los Tejas]] on the east bank of the Neches River. The Presidio was abandoned as a fortification in 1729 after a French invasion of East Texas. Also known as [[Presidio de los Dolores]], [[Presidio de los Tejas]] and [[Presidio of Texas]]. | '''Presidio Dolores de los Tejas''' (1716-1729) - A Spanish Presidio established in 1716 by the [[Domingo Ramón]] expedition near present day Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas. Located near [[Mission San Francisco de los Tejas]] on the east bank of the Neches River. The Presidio was abandoned as a fortification in 1729 after a French invasion of East Texas. Also known as [[Presidio de los Dolores]], [[Presidio de los Tejas]] and [[Presidio of Texas]]. | ||
==The Spanish Period== | ==The Spanish Period== | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Marker only, six miles south of Douglass in Nacogdoches County, Texas. | Marker only, six miles south of Douglass in Nacogdoches County, Texas. | ||
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{{Location|Near Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas. Map point is the marker location.|31.59627|-94.88663}} | {{Location|Near Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas. Map point is the marker location.|31.59627|-94.88663}} | ||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/tx.html#dolores North American Forts - Presidio Dolores de los Tejas] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/tx.html#dolores North American Forts - Presidio Dolores de los Tejas] | ||
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/uqnqp Handbook of Texas - Presidio Dolores de los Tejas] | * [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/uqnqp Handbook of Texas - Presidio Dolores de los Tejas] | ||
[[Category:Texas Forts]] | [[Category:Texas Forts]] | ||
[[Category:Spanish Colonial Forts]] | [[Category:Spanish Colonial Forts]] | ||
[[Category:Texas Missions]] | [[Category:Texas Missions]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:20, 21 August 2026
Presidio Dolores de los Tejas (1716-1729) - A Spanish Presidio established in 1716 by the Domingo Ramón expedition near present day Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas. Located near Mission San Francisco de los Tejas on the east bank of the Neches River. The Presidio was abandoned as a fortification in 1729 after a French invasion of East Texas. Also known as Presidio de los Dolores, Presidio de los Tejas and Presidio of Texas.
The Spanish Period
Established 1716 to protect four local missions of
- Mission San Francisco de los Neches
- Mission Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe
- Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion
- Mission San Jose de los Nazonis.
Abandoned in 1729 after a French invasion of East Texas and relocated east of the Angelina River in 1721.
Current Status
Marker only, six miles south of Douglass in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
Context
Location:
Near Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas. Map point is the marker location.
Lat: 31.596° Long: -94.887°
Bing, Google,
OldMapsOnline,
USGS, OHM
Sources:
Links:
- North American Forts - Presidio Dolores de los Tejas
- Handbook of Texas - Presidio Dolores de los Tejas
Related:
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion, Presidio de los Dolores, Presidio de los Tejas, Presidio of Texas,