Site of Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba. Founded among the Lipan Apache Indians by Franciscan Missionaries in 1757 through the financial aid of the Count of Regla. Sacked and left in ruins by the Comanches in 1758. Here perished Padres Alonso Giraldo de Terreros and Jose Santiesteban, martyrs to the Christian cause. #4835

by Texas Historical Commission #04835 of the Texas Historical Marker series

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