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When he passed thro Laredo on his way to San Antonio as Governor, he had with him about 6 men commanded by Ignacio Ronquillo, a good indian fighter, Ronquillo remained at Bexar, but his men returned to Chiahuhua- His bills at Bexar were engraved, & printed on red paper-they were redeemed at Saltillio- y gartacheer while at Sanantonio, sent for a piece of cannon at Gon- zales which cannon had been sent to the people of that place by Alex- ander Travifia, whilst commandant of Bexar-when Ugartacheer was about sending for it he was told by the son of Travina (Mr Soto) that his father had given that cannon to the people of Gonzales, and that he ought not to take it from them. Ugartacher replied that it was not well for them to keep it any longer.- Ugartacher sent a small de- tachmt for the Cannon; it was not given up, and a small skirmish ensued which was the first begining of the Texan war.- This was the first skirmish.-
No. 2436. "SAN SABA." LAMAR
[Richmond? Texas, 184- ?1 This m1ss10n was destroyed by the Indians in 1758- or the latter part of 1757- The :i\Iarquis de 'las Amarillas, Vice-Roy of Mexico writes to Jacinto de Barrios y, ,Jauregui, Govr. of Texas in the fol- lowing language-to wit- ''Being informed by the Govr. of Coa- huilia, of the assault made upon the new Presidio of San Saba, by the barbarians in which the Revd. :i\Iissionary :Fathers' and the Troops station for their protection perished; and that of Bexar fearful of an assault, & the province of Coahula threatened by the Apacha In- dians commanded by Foreigners, I order you, after leaving the points guarded in that province, that they may be defended against any at- tempts by hostile Indians or Foreigners, you give succor to said ]_lre- cidio of Bexar; and in the same manner you are required to assist the Govr of Coahula, as also of that of San Saba and said Privince."- The Precidio of San Zavier, was ordered by the 1\1arquis of Amarillos ViceRoy, to be transferred to San Saba; San Saba was held subject to his special jurisdiction. The question arose whether San Saba belonged to Texas, Coahula, or to New Mexico. The ViceRoy settled the ques- tion by making it independent of either or all, and subjecting it to his own exclusive jurisdiction until he could have an opportunity of examining its locality and deciding to which of the three claimants it properly belonged. In a letter to the Govr. of Texas Don Jacinto de Barrio y Jauregui dated 29 1\1ay 1756 Mexico, he speaks thus- towit, "In general Council held by my order it has been resolved, that the Precidio Xavier, which is situate in the jurisdiction of your governmt, be transferred to the place called San Saba, completing its garrison to the number of an hundred soldiers including officers, the command of which, with the rank of captain I have conferred upon the Colonel of Dragoons, Don Diego Ortiz Parrilla, on account of the death of Don Pedro Ravago Theran; and because it is not at present known to w_hich of the three governments it should belong, that under your charge or those of Coahula & New :Mexico, I have determined that it be held subject to my special jurisdir.tion, as will be seen by the ac-
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