The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 17, July 1913 - April, 1914 Page: 371
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The Founding of Missions on San Gabriel River
Of the new workers the guardian specifically assigned to stations
only two. They were Fathers Terreros and Hernandez, who were
to take the places of the Valero ministers. Two of the appointees
seem to have been considered hard to get along with. President
Santa Ana was instructed to see to it that all did their full duty,
and to send them back to the College for discipline if necessary.
"Hoc dico sub sigilo with reference to the Fathers Preachers Anda
and Amaya, for the others, I have no doubt, will conduct them-
selves well."
"With respect to Father Preacher Anda, your Reverence will
see whether it is proper for him to remain in those missions or
those of San Xavier, and with your accustomed prudence will
decide the matter; for I desire to relieve your Reverence as much
as possible of the cares which the reverend fathers presidents are
caused by the lack of congeniality and agreement of the mission-
aries."24
To aid in their work, the missionaries were to take from the
missions of San Antonio, or from the Rio Grande if necessary,
as many families of converted Indians as might be needed. Cattle
and other supplies were also to be secured from these places, at a
fair price it was hoped, and the new missions were to pay them
back "when, how, and in what" was possible. Matters not specific-
ally provided for in the instruction were to be decided by the two
presidents in conference.25
The missionaries were all supplied and ready to go when the
above communication was written, and presumably they soon set
out.26
4. The supplies delayed.-On June 13, the new missionaries
reached San Antonio, but through slowness in the despatch of the
supplies, and Fray 1lVariano's illness, there was another half year's
delay. The situation on June 24 is stated in Father Santa Ana's
letter of that date to the viceroy: "I am obliged to make known
to your Excellency that on the 13th of June I found myself with
the religious who ought to be in the missions of San Xavier, and
the simple notice that within eight months the reduction of the
Indians in three missions should be effected.
24Castellanos and Amaya had been in Texas about the same time.
-"Father Castellanos to Fray Santa Anna, March 31, 1748.
20"Por hallarse ya los Ministros en vn todo hauiados, y para salir a las
nuebas conversiones." Castellanos, op. cit.
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