Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-10
Those of Southern California
Are Full of Interest.
BUILT BY SPANISH MONKS.
The Wonderful Executive Ability Of
Father JuniperO Sierra.
HE WHO FOUNDED THE MISSIONS.
Good State of Preser-
walton.

I thtion.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, March. ain the
year 1910, when the exp dition sent out
by the Spanish government from Mexico
to explore and conquer the cities in
the province OF Tuaayan. a separate
expedition was cent TO the northward
from Mexico, by sea, to discover what
sort OF country lay there. Coronado was
IN charge Of tho army that went by land
to conquer the seven cities Of cibola.
aud Cabrlllo was in command OF the force
that went by sea. The adventures OF the
land forces, in the long march toward the
country now Included in the territories
OF Arizona and New Mexico. makes in
terestng reading. but It is with a dlscoy-
cry OF Cabrillo, made at the same time,
mat we have to deal. After sailing up
the Gulf OF California and discovering
mat 1t was gulf, and that the peninsula
or Lower California was not an Island
Cabrillo and his ships took an outside
course, and voyaged toward the North
along the coast They visited a number
OF large Islands which have since been
explored and named, and eventually
sailed into the bay Of San Diego. Its
beauties were so manifold and the coun-
~ tiH'Hh b'At llbA UuI lubkEu 50 ron llldL
Cabrillo determined to take the land In
the name OF his sovereign. The dlsas-
trous results attendant upon Coronados
attempt to subdue Clboa. and the lack
OF provisions. recalled the expeditions,
both by land and sea, and the reports OF
What had been seen We're, upon return OF
the commands TO Mexico, forwarded to
spain But 1t was more than two CEN
turtles before anything practical was done
with the new country. san Diego was re-
visited IN 1902 by Viscaluo. who surveyed
tho land ana hnrbor. chrlstoned II and
again claimed It for Spain,
various unofficial reports rs TO the
wealth ANA resources Of California came
70 the ears OF the Spanish rulers during
tho sixteenth century. and In succeeding
centuries. these reports were still coming
In, In i1Gy, therefore. the throne deter
mined TO open the land for colonization
ana settlement, establish towns and cities,
anu derive whatever revenue from the
country It might afford
An arrangement was entered into with
the monks of the Order OF St. Francis. by
which they were to go into the new land,
estdhilsh missions, which should become
ctadels In time OF trouble as well as Inc
nuclei for the towns that were 20 be built.
The Indians We're to be civilized and
Chrisuanlzed. taught to work and TO farm
the land, In fact become subjects n Spain
and Of the church.
IL was u gigantic undertaking and one
thnt rev men, much less a sect OF peace
iul, qulet-lived padres would care 10 as
sumo, but there was selected from
amongst the Franclscans, one who proved
70 ye we man OF the hour He was known
snar's'i', iS".''l,lo sel'a' was a man OF
drtf,,i nvoa,'tt,,, MI NJ poasGSsea "a Woh'
sangutn, No H. Nc -, ~ was very
taking even hsfors H. ~ ~ l"e uHuer'
World or any of tho milan ,,'t. t,'v t>eM
he was to deal. Under The terms Of %' M
agreement with the Spanish royernment
the church was to retain all revenues
from whatever sources they might come,
uuI'nR a period or ten years, after which
'n' MISSION properties that were TO be
All he aurrorrdi,,r i o,'li' ioEether with
md, IN t,n ,,,,,,'n anus were 20 revert
bou"vo1 be so, atner Junlpero
Rally Advance Inc lnicrcsta ,, o mate
ana at the same time TO adj much IA a.
eNchequer.
lie arrived In the bay Of San Dlep,
carry IN the summer OF 1869, akd within
tWp months had founded mission which.
SI.er period OF I'VE years. was uhRn.
S,Ii All reconetfuGteu hVe or six miles
~, ,,,',,,t ~ Ioout thtee miles from
Inc nrst Of ,g,si , 49, D.'be' nus was
mission houses cs,afiisLda '"IJ','g one
country, and 10 this day some a. tho,,, ~ y. !"
uHNd, though IN state of NFpelt hv tl,f
priests OF the same order that built ibsm
During q recent visit to the misgton nj
san Juan Caplstrano l was permitted ia
see one or the original entries in the
records In the handwriting OF Father
Junlpero. II was IN Spanish. written In a
careful hand. and narrated some OF Inc
particulars of the building OF the mlspion
there, Tho entry is under date OF Nov. /.
l"b' and begins at the top OF the first
page IN u volume OF parchment, bound In
vellum The pages arc yellow with age.
but the Ink Is as fresh and black as the
day II was penned. Father Juniporo was
assisted In the founding Of tho san Juan
Mission by Fathers Mugartegu and
Amurrio, The site OF the mission was de-
termined upon, year previous. by Father
Amurrlo, who. with "a few soldiera bnd
set out from Monterey In oucst N , s,,t,-
able place for a new church A s,r,n,a
hut OF boughs was erected n nros,' ~ l'.,
up. mass celebrated an1 ~ ,,.,,,i SCI
recr,tnd q, ~, rt,,,.s,, ~ 9's"ii CON
desccntant, ~ ~, H. inl,ohs' the
tba ,nissinr T,.,,'.'H -, ~" sell',uh apout
o,,tsc, N, i,,st 80 .i'vnuly AT me
,nont,s a, ~. h,,ii.,i'i MY N'ueu the
homsss mn 49,. u .i 'ne mission
as b,nms ,,lrdors o,p "Nlen serve
ronfs were cnt ~, ma -, Yrs ior inc
Min con,,o,,s ,,,o,,,,,,ii, M 'nu noun
carr,eI ,,ran h'' go, 'I,',es Away' anu were
the r,issI,,,, ,,.',,-'io 'nv i"a'ahh 10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT m 49,. ."'tSNs We're
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