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After Mission San Antonio de Valero was founded, many of the
local Indians remained unfriendly with each other and refused
to worship together. The man in charge of the Franciscan presence
in Texas was Father Antonio Margil de Jesus. Father Margil decided
to build another mission in San Antonio, a few miles away. He
contacted the governor of Coahuila and Texas, the Marques de
San Miguel de Aguayo. On January 22, 1720, the Marques agreed
to not only authorize its founding, but financed the undertaking
as well. The new mission was named San Jose and known by travelers
as the "Queen of the Missions of New Spain". |