El Fortin de San Jose
Fort Leaton State Historic Site, FM 170, 4.5 mi E of Presidio, Presidio, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1773
EST. 1773
1773
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at El Fortin de San Jose.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About El Fortin de San Jose
About 1773, the Spanish garrison at Presidio del Norte established El Fortin de San Jose in this area to protect local farming settlements. The post was abandoned around 1810, though the settlement kept its name for decades afterward. After Ben Leaton acquired the surrounding land in 1848, the community became known as Fort Leaton.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at El Fortin de San Jose
About 1773, the Spanish garrison at Presidio del Norte, present Ojinaga, Mexico, established El Fortin de San Jose in this vicinity to protect local farmers. The settlement retained the name after the post was abandoned about 1810. After Ben Leaton had acquired extensive property in the area in 1848, the community came to be called Fort Leaton. Ben Leaton's fortress is all that remains of the old settlement. Fort Leaton is neither the site of the original Presidio del Norte nor the Spanish mission Apostal Santiago, as stated erroneously by earlier markers at this location. (1978) Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5377001416
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