Details for Site of Mission San Francisco Xavier de Los Dolores

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5331007989

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Marker Number 14050
Atlas Number 5331007989
Marker Title Site of Mission San Francisco Xavier de Los Dolores
Index Entry Mission San Francisco Xavier de Los Dolores
Address
City Rockdale
County Milam
UTM Zone
UTM Easting
UTM Northing
Subject Codes missions
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial
Marker Text Established by Franciscan missionaries in 1749 with the hope of civilizing and christianizing the Coco, Mayeye, Orcoquiza, Karankawa, and other tribes of Indians. The martyrdom of Padre Jose Ganzabal and the circumstances connected therewith caused the departure of the Indians and the friars and the removal of this mission to the San Marcos River in 1755. Reestablished in 1762 on the San Saba River for the conversion of the Lipan Apaches with the new name of Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba.

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