Historical Marker
Site of Mission Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga
Historical marker location:
10.5 mi. N on Lower Mission Valley Rd., 1 mi. E on private ranch road, Edna, Texas
( From Victoria, take Lower Mission Valley Road north about 10.5 mi, then go east on Private Road about 1 mi. to Mission site at River. Private Property.)
Marker installed: 1936
First established at Garcitas Creek by the Marques de Aguayo and Father Fray Agustin Patron, O.F.M. in 1722. Moved to Mission Valley in 1726. Maintained here by the Franciscan missionaries for the Christanizing and civilizing of the Jaraname and other Indians. Finally moved to present Goliad in 1749.
1936.