GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Texas: TX-50

Mission San Francisco de la Espada
10040 Espada Road
San Antonio, TX 78214

Phone: 210-627-2064

 

History: Mission San Francisco de la Espada, San Antonio, Texas, has been a parish of predominantly of Native American ancestry (e.g. Coahuiltecan, Mestizos) in the Archdiocese of San Antonio (Archives: San Antonio, Texas). It was first established as Mission San Francisco de los Tejas in East Texas.

1690-1731

With crucial support from Tlaxcala Indians (Tlaxcala, Mexico), Franciscans (Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe College) (Archives: Puebla, Mexico) established and relocated the mission (Coahuiltecan) in East Texas

1731-1794

In present-day San Antonio, Texas, Franciscans administered Mission San Francisco until secularized

1795-1824

Linares diocesan priests (Monterrey, Mexico) administered the mission (Mestizos)

1858-1902

Galveston/Texas diocesan priests administered the mission

1902-1907 (closed)

San Antonio diocesan priests administered the mission

1915-ca. 1920

Claretians (Western Province) (Archives: Chicago, Illinois) at San Fernando Cathedral reestablished and attended to Mission San Francisco

ca. 1920-1967

Claretians and Redemptorists (Denver Province) (Archives: Chicago, Illinois) administered the mission

1967-present

Franciscans (Sacred Heart Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) have administered the mission

Franciscans, diocesan priests, and Clarentians at San Francisco de la Espada attended the following missions in San Antonio:

1876-1911

San José y San Miguel Mission

1876-1994

San Jose Capistrano Mission

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1915-ongoing 

Volume: Many entries among multiple volumes 

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for parishioners of Native American descent at San Francisco de la Espada Mission.  

 

Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Archives.

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