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gentile Indians and not for apostates. Furthermore the site on the Guada- lupe was outside the prescribed area for the new missions, for which reason it could not be included within his jurisdiction. This decision prac- tically doomed the Guadalupe mission and Fray Mariano felt a deep resentment against Fray Alonso, which brought the two leaders into open conflict during the remainder of the winter. But Fray Mariano was tenacious. With or without the aid of Fray Alonso, he was determined to maintain a mission on the Guadalupe. The record of the proceedings was forwarded to the viceroy, who, after re- ferring the matter to the Fiscal and Attditor, formally approved, on August 1, 1757, the continuation of the semi-official mission on the Gl.tadalupe, authorizing the payment of two missionaries and issuing the necessary instructions to provide them with the sacred vessels, vest- ments, and other equipment necessary for the administration of the sacraments to the former neophytes of San Xavier at the new location. Since the property of the suppressed missions had been turned over to Fray Alonso in accord with a detailed inventory on January 14, 1757, he was now asked to return the things necessary for the mission on the Guadalupe. Although deprived of a mission guard and given but half- hearted support, Mission San Francisco Xavier on the Guadalupe, at the site of present New Braunfels, continued until March, 1758, when it was abandoned as a result of the destruction of Mission San Saba and the aroused hostility of the northern tribes. 1 = San Saba plan ,econmiended by tlze Fiscal. It was not until October I, 1755, that the Fiscal rendered his opinion concerning the San Saba project, first suggested by Galvan and more recently outlined by Don Pedro de Rabago y Teran. In a long report this official summarized everything that had gone before, pointing out the increasing favorable evidence that had accumulated in support of the plan' for the conversion of the Apaches on the San Saba River under the protection of a presidio with a garrison of not less than one hundred men. The only dissenting voice was that of Governor Barrios, who had consistently doubted the sincerity of the Apaches. In view of the testimony before him the Fiscal - 72 The facts here summarized concerning this mission on the Guadalupe are found in Testimonio de los,autos fhos. so~re haverse tr~nsladado los Indios que_se hallavan en las Misiones establecidas en el R1~ de ~n. Xavier, a las de San Antonio de Bejar: E t Yndios se trasladaron al paraJue [sic] nombrado Guadalupe, no a las misiones d: ;:n Antonio. A. G. I. A11diencia de Mexico, 92-6-22 (Dunn Tr., 1748-1763, pt. 2), pp. 32-59.
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