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Juan De Padilla |
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12th and Jackson St., St. Mary's Church, Amarillo,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 12' 8.12216999988",
-101° 50' 52.2183900012"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Front - Self Sacrifice of Padre Fray Juan De Padilla - 1544; Back - Built to the glorious and perpetual memory of Father Fray Juan De Padilla, O.F.M. Franciscan Missionary, first martyr for Christianity in the United States and in Texas; Accompanied the Coronado Expedition to Palo Duro Canyon, went with Francisco Vasquez de Coronado and his chosen party in search of La Gran Quivira; Returned soon and began his zealous labors for the civilizing and christianizing of the Wichita and other Indian nations in the region of the Texas Panhandle; His martyrdom occurred in 1544; Erected jointly by the State of Texas and the Texas Knights of Columbus in 1936.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Juan De Padilla Historical Marker Location Map, Amarillo, Texas
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