Historical Markers in Texas

Site of the Home of Antonio Gil y Barbo

History·Nacogdoches County·Texas

Site of the Home of ANTONIO GIL Y BARBO 1729 ... 1809 Founder of modern Nacogdoches in 1779. This Spanish frontiersman matched wits with Spanish governors in the interest of the early settlers of this region. A leader of the people, he brought the exiles back. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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31.6028, -94.6537

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