Historical Marker
Real Presidio de San Saba
Historical marker location:
US 190, at Menard Country Club, Menard, Texas
( 1.5 miles W of Menard off US 190 about .5 mile (on grounds of Menard Country Club))
Marker installed: 1936
Originally established on the San Gabriel River as the Presidio of San Francisco Xavier in 1751 moved to the present site in 1757 as a protection to the Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba known as the Presidio de San Luis de Las Amarillas 1757-1761. After March 1761 the name was real Presidio de San Saba the stone building was completed in 1761.