Last updated: January 23, 2023
Place
Rancho de Pérez
Photo/NPS
Quick Facts
Location:
in the Medina River Natural Area, approximately 2,000 feet west of Applewhite Road, San Antonio, Texas
Significance:
The rancho was strategically located near San Antonio and over time was crossed by several roads associated with El Camino Real including Camino de la Pita, Palo Alto Road, Camino de en Media or Lower Presidio Road, and Laredo Road.
Designation:
National Register of Historic Places; State Archaeological Site
MANAGED BY:
This is a state archeological landmark, which is part of the Ignacio Pérez land grant. The ranch was known as Rancho de Piedra. The site is located north of the Medina River and was preserved and protected by the Pérez family for more than a century. There is a chapel at the Pérez Cemetery, which was constructed on top of the foundation of the original Spanish Colonial period chapel. Some elements of the original chapel remain.
Site Information
Location (in the Medina River Natural Area, approximately 2,000 feet west of Applewhite Road, San Antonio, Texas)