National Historic Landmark - San Gabriel de Yunque-Ouinge

National Historic Landmark - San Gabriel de Yunque-Ouinge

These ruins mark the site of the first Spanish-built capital of New Mexico, established at a Tewa Pueblo which the Spanish took over.

The capital was moved to Santa Fe in 1610.

San Gabriel Park

The land and springs around this site made it a favored camping site for local Indian tribes for centuries before the Spanish discovered it. Raids, drought and conflict led the Spanish to abandon the area in 1756. The Mexican state ...

San Gabriel Lodge No. 89, A.F. & A.M.

Organized in 1851, three years after the creation of Williamson County, San Gabriel Lodge No. 89 was chartered in January 1852 with John T. Cox, a Methodist minister from South Carolina, as Worshipful Master. The lodge grew rapidly with the ...

North Fork of the San Gabriel River

The North Fork of the San Gabriel River, part of the Brazos River system, flows east across Williamson County to join with the Middle and South forks at Georgetown. Abundant fish and wildlife attracted numerous Indian tribes to the areas ...

San Gabriel

On the Camino Real

Governor Juan de Oñate set up his headquarters in San Juan Pueblo in 1598, but by 1601 he had moved the Spanish capital across the Rio Grande to Yuque-Yunque Pueblo. Named San Gabriel, it served as the ...

Battle of the Rio San Gabriel

Near this site, on

January 3, 1847, was fought the

Battle of the

Rio San Gabriel

between American forces commanded by Capt.

Robert F. Stockton, U.S. Navy, Commander-in-

chief, Brig. Gen. Stephen W. Kearney, U.S. Army,

and Californians commanded ...

San Gabriel Mission

Founded September 8, 1771

This marks the oldest building in Southern California of brick, stone and mortar. Built 1791-1805, completed and dedicated.

Marker can be reached from South Mission Drive east of South Junipero Serra Drive, on the right when ...