What was the name of the Spanish Mission in Texas?
Following the Chicken War in 1719, Spanish officials closed the East Texas missions and Father Margil and others were relocated to San Antonio. During the next year, Father Margil founded Mission San José (Texas). Mission Dolores was reestablished in 1721.
When was the last mission secularized in Texas?
Almost without exception, the decision to secularize was opposed by the friars. They felt the Indians were not sufficiently educated and would be taken advantage of by the authorities and the Spanish settlers. Thus, not until 1830 were the last missions in Texas secularized.
Why did the missionaries come to Texas in the 1500s?
Missionaries and explorers had been wandering through Texas since the 1500s. The explorers were looking for gold while the missionaries were looking to spread the Gospel to the American Indians.
How did the San Antonio mission get its name?
Mission San Antonio de Valero was established on May 1, 1718, as the first Spanish mission along the San Antonio River. It was named for San Antonio de Padua, the patron saint of the mission’s founder, Father Antonio de Olivares as well as for the viceroy of New Spain, the Marquis de Valero.
When was East Texas missions relocated to San Antonio?
Mission San Juan Capistrano had been known as Mission San José de los Nazonis in East Texas. When the mission was relocated to San Antonio in 1731, it was renamed so as not to cause confusion with Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo.
Where was the San Francisco de los Tejas Mission located?
In 1716 another Spanish expedition came to East Texas and reestablished the mission, this time on the east bank of the Neches River. But it was abandoned again in 1719, rebuilt again in 1721, and finally abandoned for good in 1731 when the mission was relocated to San Antonio and renamed San Francisco de la Espada.
Why did the Spanish start the eastern Tejas missions?
The eastern Tejas missions were a direct response to fear of French encroachment when the remains of La Salle’s Fort Saint Louis were discovered near Matagorda Bay in 1689, and a response to the first permanent French outposts along the Gulf Coast ten years later.
When was the San Francisco de los Neches Mission reestablished?
Fearing an attack, on October 25, 1693 the missionaries buried the mission bell, set the building ablaze, and retreated to Mexico. The mission was reestablished on July 3, 1716, as Nuestro Padre San Francisco de los Tejas. In 1721, it was renamed Mission San Francisco de los Neches.