. The Catholic church in colonial days : the thirteen colonies, the Ottawa and Illinois country, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, 1521-1763. n, All Saints, Conception, Christmas, and St. Stephen. Meanwliile Father Maria Auo Francis de los Dolores hadpenetrated to a valley between the San Xavier and Animas,where he found a large town made up of Bidays and othertribes, to wliom he announced the Gospel. They heard itwillingly, and sent subsequently to San Antonio to solicitmissionaries. The authorities spent a year in discussing the Register of the Church of St. Fernando, San An
. The Catholic church in colonial days : the thirteen colonies, the Ottawa and Illinois country, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, 1521-1763. n, All Saints, Conception, Christmas, and St. Stephen. Meanwliile Father Maria Auo Francis de los Dolores hadpenetrated to a valley between the San Xavier and Animas,where he found a large town made up of Bidays and othertribes, to wliom he announced the Gospel. They heard itwillingly, and sent subsequently to San Antonio to solicitmissionaries. The authorities spent a year in discussing the Register of the Church of St. Fernando, San Antonio. DEATH OF FATHER GANZABAL. 501 question of the new foundation; but meanwhile FatlierMaria Ano began his labors. At last, on the 1st of Iebriiary,1747, the Viceroy Revillagigedo ordered the establishment ofthe missions of San Francisco Xavier de Orcasitas, iSuestraSeiiora de Candelaria, and San Ildefonso. When the legalauthorization came, the President of the Mission, Father Ben-edict Fernandez de Santa Ana, went up and founded themission of San Ildefonso, and laid plans for that of Cande-laria, which was soon begun. These missions prospered for a. FAC-SmiLE OP THE SIGNATURE OF FATHER GANZABAL. time and gave great hopes; but the arbitrary and cruel con-duct of the officer stationed at the neighboring presidio ormilitary post drove the Indians from the missions. That ofSan Ildefonso was completely deserted by the Cocos in Benedict Fernandez de Santa Ana followed the tribeand induced them to settle at Candelaria. Father MarianoAn da and Joseph Pinella continued their labors at San Xavieramid constant oppression, but they with Father ManuelMariano were at last compelled to leave, Father Parrilia re-maining alone at that mission. In 1752 Father Joseph 502 THE CHURCH IN THE COLONIES. Francis Gauzabal, iiiissioiiarj of San Ildefonso, M-ent on As-cension Day, May 11, to pass tlie festival with Lis fellow re-ligious at Candelaria. At nightfall three Fatliers were inthe
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