History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 1 Page: 49
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SPANISH MISSIONS ESTABLISHED.
At all events, the vigorous movements of Crozat alarmed the
duke of Linares,* then viceroy of Mexico, and steps were taken
to occupy the country. Captain Don Domingo Ramon, and a
few soldiers and friars were sent to Texas to establish posts
and missions. They came with St. Denis, who acted as guide.
A new mission was established in place of that of St. Francisco,
but lower down on the bay of San Bernard;. and another among
the Adaes, a small tribe of Indians on the Arroyo Honda, and,
part of the great Caddo nation. This mission, protected by a
military post, was fifteen miles west of Natchitoches, the Honda,
a small creek, running about midway between them. The mis
sion of Dolores was established nearer"the coast, and west of
the Sabine, among the Orquisaco Indians. The fort and mis-
sion of San Antonio de V alerot was located on the right bank
of the San Pedro, about three fourths of a mile from the pres-
ent catholic church at San Antonio ; but, as a security against
the Indians, and for purposes of irrigation, it was afterward
removed to the San Antonio river, a noble stream, which, only
three or four miles above, breaks out, full grown, from the foot
of the Guadalupe mountains.
Shortly after this period, a small mission was established
* Jistoria de Mejico, p. 53: "Por Agosto de sette sienttos cattorce llego al
enunciado Precidio del Rio Grande en Coahuila Don Louis [Huchereau] de San
Denis y Don Medar Jalot con ottros dos Franceses; y trahidos a Mejico de orden
del exeelentissimo Senor virrey duque de Linares exivio aqui San Denis pattente
del governador de la Mobila con fecha de Septtembre del afro de trece, paraque
veniese con veintte y cquattro hombres a Texas, y comprase allih buyes, cavallos
y ottros ganados para la colonia de la Luciana suponiendo se manttenien en
Texas nuestras ruissiones. Declaro San Denis, que havian venido en una pira-
qua desde la Mobila hasta Nachittos, donde havian desembarcado, y que llegados
a Texas, y no enconttrado all l los Espafoles se havian vueltto los soldados
Franceses, que dandose solo quattro en los Texas, y que con los ottros tres havia
pasado hastta dicho Precidio del Rio Grande. Expresso teanbien que los Yndios
Texas deceaban, volbiesen los missioneros Espanfoles." - Testimonio de i Pade-
cer, etc., parapho 26, MS. There is a considerable difference in the French and
Spanish accounts of this affair.
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Yoakum, H. (Henderson K.), 1810-1856. History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 1, book, 1855; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2385/m1/57/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.