Piedras Garrison Payroll — Nacogdoches

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Piedras Garrison Payroll — Nacogdoches

Lost Treasure TX • Nacogdoches County County
Description
Nacogdoches legend of unrecovered Mexican army payroll from Col. Jose de las Piedras's garrison before the 1832 Anahuac Disturbances and 1839 retreat from East Texas.
Historical Notes
Col. Jose de las Piedras commanded roughly 350 Mexican soldiers at Nacogdoches in the 1830s from the Old Stone Fort. Tension with Anglo settlers culminated in the Battle of Nacogdoches (1832) and eventual withdrawal of Mexican forces from East Texas. Frontier garrison folklore often places buried pay chests when troops evacuate under pressure. TreasureNet contributors note coins recovered when the Stone Fort was moved; payroll variants extend to hidden strongboxes beyond the museum finds. Coordinates approximate the historic Stone Fort / downtown Nacogdoches garrison district.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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