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[Additional ruins of Presidio structure]

Description: Photograph of Fort Leaton ruins in the Big Bend desert, near Presidio, Texas. Several wood support beams of varying lengths support the wall structure. A stone marker near the photograph's left quadrant describes the structure. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The mission was successful, and Christianized many of the tribes until the Padres were called back from this wilderness in the eighteenth century" (pp. 3-4).
Date: 1969
Creator: Edwards, Nancy
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Historic Marker Application: Mission of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit of Zúñiga]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Mission of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit of Zúñiga, in Goliad, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1969
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission
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