Ottr Catlzolic Heritage in Texas
emment for help and were given temporary relief in the hope that they would soon become self-supporting.m Hardly had the struggling settlers begun to build their homes, however, when on June 5, 1808, a flood practically swept away the villa. The water roaring through the main square gave the inhabitants barely enough time to gain the surrounding hillsides. Serious doubts about the suitability of the location arose. Plans were presented for the removal of the villa to higher ground, but were never put into effect. To the many hardships of the settlers was added the constant fear of Indian attack, for the savages frequently raided the colony until it was finally abandoned in 1812. 115 Noticia de lo subministrado a los Publadores de San Marcos, April 3, 1808. Bexar Archives.
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