. The Catholic church in colonial days : the thirteen colonies, the Ottawa and Illinois country, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, 1521-1763. ken by the Countde Charnpmeslin with a powerful squadron. Finding, how-ever, that he could not easily hold the place, he set fire to thefort and town, laying Pensacola completely in ashes, not even sparing the chm*ch, andcarrying oil the sacred vest-ments and plate. Whenthe site was restored toSpain, Pensacola was re-built in a new position nearthe western extremity ofSanta Rosa Island. A sub-stantial fort with palisadesstood near, and t
. The Catholic church in colonial days : the thirteen colonies, the Ottawa and Illinois country, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, 1521-1763. ken by the Countde Charnpmeslin with a powerful squadron. Finding, how-ever, that he could not easily hold the place, he set fire to thefort and town, laying Pensacola completely in ashes, not even sparing the chm*ch, andcarrying oil the sacred vest-ments and plate. Whenthe site was restored toSpain, Pensacola was re-built in a new position nearthe western extremity ofSanta Rosa Island. A sub-stantial fort with palisadesstood near, and the churchand government housewere suitable view of the city takenby Dom. Serres in 1743,shows that the second Pen-sacola church was a pecul-iarly shaped, octagon struc-ture.* Some years later thecity was transferred to its present position, and Santa RosaIsland was abandoned, no trace now remaining of the townor church. Barcia, Ensayo Cronologico, p. 361 ; Morfi, Memorias para laHistoria de Texas, p. 84. ?Barcia, Ensayo Cronologico, p. 361 ; Roberts, An Account ofthe first Discovery and Natural History of Florida, Loudon, 1763, , ANCIENT STT,TER CBUCIFIX IN THECHURCH AT PENSACOLA. BISHOP TEJADA. 469 Of the e-Ailier churches of Pensacola, dedicated it wouldseem to Saint Michael, a relic was preserved to our was an elegant silver crucifix of ancient work, probablythe gift of some benefactor of the Church in the lastcentury. A most important event for Florida was the appointmentas Bishop of Tricali, and auxiliar to the Bishop of Santiagode Cuba, of Father Francis of Saint Bonaventure Martinezde Texada Diez de Yelasco, a native of Seville, a member ofthe Recollect reform of the Franciscan order. He had beenprofessor of philosophy and theology, and guardian of theconvent at Seville. After his consecration he crossed overto Florida in 1735, making a visitation of the whole prov-ince, as there are evidences of his having done in 1742 and1745. He resided
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