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Juan de Padilla
In
Elmwood Park
Intersection of 12th St. and Jackson St.
Amarillo, Texas
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Juan de Padilla
1936 Centennial Marker front
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, July 2009 |
1936 Centennial
Marker Text
Front
Self Sacrifice of Padre Fray Juan De Padilla - 1544 |
1936
Centennial Marker Text
Back
Juan de Padilla
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.
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Juan de Padilla
1936 Centennial Marker back close-up
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, July 2009 |
Juan de Padilla
1936 Centennial Marker back full view
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, July 2009 |
Juan do Padilla
1936 Centennial Marker in Elmwood Park
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, July 2009 |
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