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was completed in 1756. The relocation was in part inspired by fears of French encroachment and need for more missionaries to tend to San
Antonio de Bexar's Indian population. The mission encountered great difficulties in presiding over the Indian population and experienced common rebellious activity.
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Rancho de las Cabras was established between 1750 and 1760, 30 miles (48 km) southeast of San
Antonio de Bexar under the jurisdiction of Mission Espada, so as to provide land for cultivation of crops and livestock for the Mission's population without intruding on private lands. The ranch was
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Drought besieged the mission in the summers of 1691 and 1692, and the
Nabedache wished to get rid of the mission. Under threat of personal attack, the priests began packing their belongings in the fall of 1693. On October 25, 1693, the padres burned the mission and retreated toward
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The mission was tried once more on August 5, 1721, as San
Francisco de los Neches. As the Nabedache were no longer interested in the mission, and France had abandoned effort to lay claim in the area, the mission was temporarily relocated along the
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for the native workforce to inhabit. According to ethno-historian T.N. Campbell, the ranch was likely constructed by
Indians not native to Texas. The ranch was subsequently secularized and owned by
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epidemic in the winter of 1690–1691 killed an estimated 3,300 people in the area. The
Nabedache believed the Spaniards brought the disease and hostilities developed between the two groups.
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can still be seen today. The main ditch continues to carry water to the mission and its former farm lands. This water is still used by residents living on these neighboring lands.
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The mission relocated to its current location in the San
Antonio River area (coordinates 29.3177°, -98.4498°) in March 1731 and was renamed San Francisco de la Espada. A
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Nuestro Padre San Francisco de los Tejas. The new mission had to be abandoned in 1719 because of conflict between Spain and France.
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Mission San Francisco de Espada, San Antonio, Texas (postcard, 1901–1907)
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Southwest they found the system worked well in the hot, dry environment.
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Indians. The new mission was dedicated on June 1, 1690. A
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664:. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. p. 62.
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National Register of Historic Places in San Antonio
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Mission Nuestra Señora del EspĂritu Santo de Zúñiga
332:Founded in 1690 as San Francisco de los Tejas near
308:. The mission was built in order to convert local
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32:The church of Mission San Francisco de la Espada.
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863:Mission Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de los Ais
662:Tejano Origins in Eighteenth-Century San Antonio
503:The Espada aqueduct as it crosses Piedras creek
471:. When Franciscan missionaries arrived in the
386:encompasses the original site of the mission.
1075:San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
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322:San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
1095:San Antonio Missions (World Heritage Site)
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255:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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568:Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo
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1115:Spanish Colonial architecture in Texas
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993:Monarchs and Viceroys of Spanish Texas
745:"Mission San Francisco de la Espada".
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444:Mission San Francisco de la Espada's
304:, in what was then known as northern
300:and relocated in 1731 to present-day
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280:Mission San Francisco de la Espada
21:Mission San Francisco de la Espada
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947:Juan Bautista de las Casas Revolt
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720:Cox, I. Waynne (June 12, 2010).
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1009:Jefe PolĂtico of Spanish Texas
898:Mission Santa Cruz de San Sabá
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883:Alamo Mission in San Antonio
722:"Calvillo, Maria Del Carmen"
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873:Mission San Juan Capistrano
573:Mission San Juan Capistrano
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393:was built in 1745, and the
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749:. Retrieved July 12, 2005.
641:. Handbook of Texas Online
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660:Poyo, Gerald E. (2011).
384:Mission Tejas State Park
247:Europe and North America
796:Early Texas Settlements
625:Spanish Texas 1519-1821
599:U.S. Catholic Historian
296:established in 1690 by
132:29.317833°N 98.449968°W
908:Spanish forts of Texas
696:"Rancho de las Cabras"
515:Interior of the church
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110:Geographic coordinates
986:Monarchs and Viceroys
957:James Long Expedition
747:National Park Service
675:Torres, Luis (1992).
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137:29.317833; -98.449968
1018:Municipal government
926:Presidio of San Sabá
700:Texas Beyond History
539:Nativity scene, 2011
527:Nativity scene, 2009
434:Mission Espada, 2011
409:Rancho de las Cabras
209:San Antonio Missions
623:Chipman, Donald E.
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805:San Antonio
705:December 3,
338:Alto, Texas
225:State Party
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69:San Antonio
44:Affiliation
1064:Categories
845:Orcoquisac
830:Atascosito
645:August 13,
584:References
288:Roman Rite
262:Designated
190:Designated
123:98°27′00″W
120:29°19′04″N
53:Roman Rite
1002:Governors
815:El CĂłpano
810:Los Adaes
403:Wimberley
372:St. Denis
349:Nabedache
306:New Spain
165:Completed
1044:Alguacil
1027:–
840:Presidio
820:La BahĂa
611:25146234
557:See also
484:aqueduct
467:and the
461:Portugal
450:aqueduct
361:Monclova
353:smallpox
291:Catholic
219:1466-001
182:Criteria
65:Location
60:Location
49:Catholic
38:Religion
1039:Regidor
1034:Alcalde
1029:Cabildo
490:Gallery
463:by the
446:acequia
416:jacales
328:History
294:mission
286:) is a
197:session
835:Ysleta
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473:desert
465:Romans
395:church
391:friary
318:France
282:(also
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469:Moors
457:Spain
342:Texas
298:Spain
193:2015
154:Style
73:Texas
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707:2015
647:2020
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459:and
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