Site of the Mission San Ildefonso

Site of the Mission San Ildefonso

Address

County

utm_east

Milam

utm_zone

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San Gabriel

		Latitude	Longitude
		N 30.69410°	W -97.09383°

	Location	Repair Condition
	North side of FM908 west of CR429	Good

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 Nueces River for the conversion of the Lipan Apaches with the new name

of Mission San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz.