Presidio San Sabá, located near Menard, Texas, was established by Spain in 1757 to secure its territorial claims and foster an alliance with the Lipan Apache. In 1758, the nearby Mission San Sabá, ...

The San Saba River flows mostly west-to-east, but it makes a brief twist to the north just downstream from the town of Menard. Texas history took a turn there, too. On a March morning nearly 250 years ...