American homes and gardens (1905) (17962581650)

Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar11905newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library



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to internal dissensions it was a failure, and nearly the entire party lost their lives. The French and Spanish sent out many expeditions in rapid succession, and as a result a number of forts and missions were established, the latter in some in- stances remaining to-day as striking ruins. One of the interesting missions of the seventeenth century was established through the influence of Viceroy Galve, who sent Leon on an expedition into Texas with the view to the es- tablishment of missions. The Fathers were from the College
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The Interior of San Xavier Mission, Arizona Spanish and French—who left as their only monuments some of the most interesting ruins in America. One of the first Spanish governors of Texas, as early as 1692, was Domingo Teran de los Rios, and one of the first Friars to enter Texas, Antonio Olivares, who, after a march as far as the River Frio, reported to Bishop Galmido and was sent to Mexico for aid, hoping to extend the chain of missions across the Rio Grande. Texas at that time was unknown; it had no name, and was a part of Florida in a general sense; and what bravery and tenacity of purpose was required to penetrate such a country can readily be realized. The expedition of La Salle is famous in history. Its object was to settle the country and convert the natives, but owing of Santa Cruz of Queretaro, and were Franciscans. In 1690 they established a wooden mission near the Trinity River, and called it San Francisco de los Tejas. Padre Foncubierta was made president, and with a few men, horses and some provisions, he began the work of converting the Tejas natives, whose name was adopted as the name for the modern State. Orders were now given Governor Teran de los Rios to make a study of the entire region, pacify the natives, and establish eight missions, for which purpose nine Franciscans were brought from Mexico. Another mission, Jesus Maria y Jose, was built, but the work of proselyting did not pro- gress, because some of the priests had died. Drought, heat, sudden changes in the weather, the hostility of the Indians,