Historical Marker

Poblacion De Dolores

Marker installed: 1936

Poblacion de Dolores, oldest Spanish settlement on north bank of the Rio Grande. Founded August 22, 1750 by Jose Vasquez Borrego, Lieutenant of Jose de Escandon.

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