700 Springs Ranch
6 videos • 66 views • by Seb Gower Art Located on the Beautiful South Llano River in the Heart of the Texas Hill Country. Seven Hundred Springs is one of the most breath-taking areas in Texas, indeed, in the world. Some historians believe Seven Hundred Springs marks the site of Mission San Clemente. More than three centuries have elapsed since Captain Juan deMendoza is credited with discovering the mighty springs. According to the 1984 volume, A History of Edwards County, deMendoza and his party moved, on March 15, 1638, to the South Llano River about 20 miles southwest of present-day Junction. The Spaniards camped for six weeks along the “glorious San Clemente,” deMendoza’s name for the beautiful stream.