SAN AUGUSTINE, Texas —  Grab your lunch and a friend and head down to Mission Dolores State Historic Site on Friday, February 24th at 12:00 p.m. for the third installation of the monthly “Lunch and Learn” series program! 

 

The program, “El Camino Real de los Tejas: Past and Present” will discuss the history of the “Royal Road of the Tejas Indians,” which runs through Mission Dolores State Historic Site. As part of the City of San Augustine tricentennial celebration, Mission Dolores will hold similar lunchtime programs once a month throughout 2017, chronologically covering a variety of topics related to East Texas history. 

 

“We are excited that Steven Gonzales, the Executive Director of El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association, will be a guest speaker for the program,” said Brooke Bonorden, site educator/interpreter at Mission Dolores State Historic Site. “As Steven will point out, El Camino Real de los Tejas played an important role in the founding of Texas and San Augustine!”

 

Admission is free and the program will run from 12:00–1:00 p.m. Mission Dolores State Historic Site is currently open Tuesday through Sunday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. For more information, please call 936-275-3815.

 

 

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