Old Spanish Cemetery

Antonio Gil Ybarbo died in 1809 at his ranch, La Lucana, on the Attoyac Bayou, and is presumed buried in the Old Spanish Cemetery, according to Wikipedia. His is the one burial the marker names. When the county courthouse was built on the cemetery ground in 1912, many graves were moved to Oak Grove Cemetery, and Oak Grove's marker says the earliest of them is marked 'Father Mendoza,' 1718. A statue of Gil Ybarbo has stood in the Nacogdoches plaza since 1997.

What the plaque says

Old Spanish Cemetery This courthouse stands in the Old Spanish Cemetery used from 1800 to 1895. Notable among those whose remains rest here is Antonio Gil y Barbo, 1729-1809. Founder of Nacogdoches. An outstanding figure in the life of this frontier town at the close of the 18th century, who was captain of militia, military and civil lieutenant, governor, and judge of revenue for the town and district of Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Nacogdoches. In 1783, he published the town's first criminal code.

Where it stands

More markers nearby

• Robert Bruce Blake — steps away
• Site of the Home of William Clark, Jr. — steps away
• In Memory of Thomas F. McKinney — steps away
• Old "Red" House — steps away