Historical Sites Predating Presidio
Do you know what happened to all the Rock of the Presidio de San Saba after it was destroyed? Some same blood lines mind you. In 1871 when Menard was founded, those rocks from the destroyed Mission, were taken and houses were built from them in Menard. Not all the houses, but several. No one knows which ones off hand. Maybe. Likely not, we just aren't gonna tell. For after all, this is the Free State, and we are free to keep those Secrets. I said: I can't think of any Historical site in America that prefaces the Presidio de San Saba. ChatGPT said: The Presidio de San Sabá (established in 1757 in present-day Menard, Texas) is indeed one of the earlier Spanish colonial military outposts in what is now the United States. However, there are several historical sites that predate it, including: St. Augustine, Florida (1565) – The oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the U.S., founded by the Spanish. Santa Fe, New Mexico (1610) – One of the oldest colonial s...