Ghost Town in Texas, United States
San Vicente was a village located in
Brewster County, Texas , United States, within the protruding
big bend of the
Rio Grande .
[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 Grande.
[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 Grande
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 Grande.
[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]
Spanish Missions in Texas, 1659–1795
See also
References
^ Kohout, Martin Donell.
"San Vicente, TX" . Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association.
^
"North San Vicente Cemetery - Brewster County" . Texas Historic Sites Atlas . Texas Historical Commission.
^
United States Geological Survey .
San Vicente, TX quadrangle, San Vicente (North) (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey – via
TopoQuest .
^
"South San Vicente Cemetery - Brewster County" . Texas Historic Sites Atlas . Texas Historical Commission.
^
United States Geological Survey .
San Vicente, TX quadrangle, San Vicente (South) (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey – via
TopoQuest .
^ Chipman, Donald E.
"New Regulations For Presidios" . Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association.
^ Faulk, Odie B.
"Presidios" . Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association.
^
"Missions, Presidios, and Settlements of Spanish Texas" [El Paso Missions] (PDF) . Texas Beyond History . University of Texas at Austin.
^
United States Geological Survey .
San Vicente, TX quadrangle, San Vicente Crossing (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey – via
TopoQuest .
^
"Presidio de San Vicente" . Texas Beyond History . University of Texas at Austin.
^
"Spanish Frontier 1715-1821" [La Junta de los Rios (The Meeting of the Rivers)]. Texas Beyond History . University of Texas at Austin.
Audiobook bibliography
Bibliography
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OCLC
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doi :
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JSTOR
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