San Vicente, Texas Explained

Official Name:San Vicente, Texas
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Texas
Pushpin Relief:y
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brewster
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:578
Elevation Ft:1896
Coordinates:29.1539°N -103.0201°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:79834
Area Code Type:Area code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

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 1.5miles 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 1.6miles 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

See also: Age of Discovery and Spanish American Enlightenment. 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Vicente, TX . Kohout . Martin Donell . Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association.
  2. Web site: North San Vicente Cemetery - Brewster County . Texas Historic Sites Atlas . Texas Historical Commission.
  3. San Vicente, TX. 29.15556. 103.01847. 4. San Vicente (North).
  4. Web site: South San Vicente Cemetery - Brewster County . Texas Historic Sites Atlas . Texas Historical Commission.
  5. San Vicente, TX. 29.13244. 103.02209. 4. San Vicente (South).
  6. Web site: New Regulations For Presidios . Chipman . Donald E. . Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association.
  7. Web site: Presidios . Faulk . Odie B. . Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association.
  8. Web site: Missions, Presidios, and Settlements of Spanish Texas . El Paso Missions . Texas Beyond History . University of Texas at Austin.
  9. San Vicente, TX. 29.13021. 103.01489. 4. San Vicente Crossing.
  10. Web site: Presidio de San Vicente . Texas Beyond History . University of Texas at Austin.
  11. Web site: 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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