San Vicente, Texas

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.

San Vicente, Texas
Ghost Town
San Vicente, Texas
Location within Texas
San Vicente, Texas
San Vicente, Texas (the United States)
Coordinates: 29°09′14″N 103°01′12.5″W
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

Presidio of San Vicente
See also: Age of Discovery

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.[2][3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6] The Spanish Presidio promoted the development of New Spain in the Chihuahua and Coahuila territories of the Spanish colonies while fortifying the Spanish missions in Texas.[7]

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.[8][9] The south funerary plot has a proximity to the San Vicente Crossing on the Rio Grandé river.[10][11]

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

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


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