. The Catholic church in colonial days : the thirteen colonies, the Ottawa and Illinois country, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, 1521-1763. ians all .?^idedwith the English. Each of six new towns had its missionary. A complaint was made at this time that natives of Florida,who were ordained under the title of missions, went to otherplaces to receive holy orders, and did not return to the penin-sula. St. Mark was fortified in March, 1718, to protect the In-dian converts in that district, and steps taken to restore Pen-sacola, where church, houses, and fort were all
. The Catholic church in colonial days : the thirteen colonies, the Ottawa and Illinois country, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, 1521-1763. ians all .?^idedwith the English. Each of six new towns had its missionary. A complaint was made at this time that natives of Florida,who were ordained under the title of missions, went to otherplaces to receive holy orders, and did not return to the penin-sula. St. Mark was fortified in March, 1718, to protect the In-dian converts in that district, and steps taken to restore Pen-sacola, where church, houses, and fort were all Confraternity of Our Lady of Soledad maintained theservices of the church and funeral expenses. Steps were taken to found a new Apalache mission of LaSoledad, near St. Mark, and two Franciscan Fathers wereplaced in charge of it. On Santa Posa Island a fortificationwas thrown up, and a chapel erected, which Father Manuelde Ploaliso attended. AYhen in 1719 Pensacola was investedby the French under Bienville, and captured. Father Joseph Visita. Dec, 1726. ^ Letter, May 15, 1729, of Don Juan de la Balle. ? Barcia, Ensayo Cronologico, pp. 336-7,
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