MCB Presents: Discovering the Long-Lost Original Location of Mission Espiritu Santo
Advertisement
MCB Presents: The Long-Lost Original Location of Mission Espiritu Santo
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
In December 2025, Dr. Tamra Walter, an associate professor of archaeology at Texas Tech University, led a team searching for the first location of Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga. In this presentation, Walter discusses her team’s discovery of the original mission site on what is now a private ranch in Jackson County, Texas. She examines the settlement’s brief occupation from roughly 1721 to 1726 before the mission moved to Mission Valley. The final location in Goliad features a reconstructed mission that hosts thousands of visitors annually. Read more about Walter’s research and the team’s findings in her book, Espiritu Santo de Zuniga: A Frontier Mission in South Texas, available for purchase in the museum store.
Limited seating. Advance registration required. Free for museum members, VC employees & students; $15 for non-members.
Registration link for MCB members, VC employees, VC students: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/s6vdqEFWJF
Ticket link for non-members: https://secure.touchnet.com/C21738_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=192&SINGLESTORE=true
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
In December 2025, Dr. Tamra Walter, an associate professor of archaeology at Texas Tech University, led a team searching for the first location of Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga. In this presentation, Walter discusses her team’s discovery of the original mission site on what is now a private ranch in Jackson County, Texas. She examines the settlement’s brief occupation from roughly 1721 to 1726 before the mission moved to Mission Valley. The final location in Goliad features a reconstructed mission that hosts thousands of visitors annually. Read more about Walter’s research and the team’s findings in her book, Espiritu Santo de Zuniga: A Frontier Mission in South Texas, available for purchase in the museum store.
Limited seating. Advance registration required. Free for museum members, VC employees & students; $15 for non-members.
Registration link for MCB members, VC employees, VC students: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/s6vdqEFWJF
Ticket link for non-members: https://secure.touchnet.com/C21738_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=192&SINGLESTORE=true
Advertisement
Where is it happening?
Museum of the Coastal Bend - Victoria, TX, 2200 East Red River St.,Victoria, Texas, United States
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
Host or PublisherMuseum of the Coastal Bend - Victoria, TX
