Site of the Mission Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria

Address

County

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Milam

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San Gabriel

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		Latitude	Longitude
		N 30.70352°	W 97.14233°

Location

Repair Condition

CR428 North crest of San Gabriel valley

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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 Sabinal River for the conversion of the Lipan Apaches with the same

name of Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria.