Fort Tenoxtitlan
from Caldwell take SH 21 E about 5 miles to roadside park on S side of road, Caldwell, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1830
EST. 1830
1830
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Fort Tenoxtitlan.
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 Fort Tenoxtitlan
Mexico built Fort Tenoxtitlan in 1830 to halt Anglo-American settlement, hoping it might become the Texas capital. Anglo settlers led by empresario Sterling C. Robertson thrived nearby, and Mexican troops withdrew by 1832, leaving the fort as a supply center and staging point for expeditions against Indians. It was abandoned in 1841 after repeated raids.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Fort Tenoxtitlan
Founded by Mexico as a bulwark against Anglo-American immigration, this fort and its nearby city were twice proposed for the capital of Texas. Alarmed by the influx of Anglo settlers into Texas, Mexico in 1830 sought to erect a line of forts to keep out the intruders. The ancient Aztec name for Mexico City (originally pronounced "Tex-ox-teet-lan") was given this site; it means "prickly pear place". So hopeful of the fort's success was the military commandant of the region that he envisioned it as the capital of Texas. But Anglo immigration did not cease. Instead it thrived on the friendship of the local soldiers and incoming pioneers. The colonizer Sterling C. Robertson introduced scores of settlers. In 1832 the soldiers were withdrawn and the fort finally defaulted to the Anglos. Subsequently it was a supply center and mustering point for expeditions against the Indians. During its brief life many Texas patriots lived here, including 5 signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence, a martyr of the Alamo siege, and 7 soldiers of the Battle of San Jacinto. Tenoxtitlan was again suggested for the capital of Texas during the Republic, but Austin won out. In 1841, after many Indian raids, the site was abandoned. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5051008634
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