The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-04

tnem, however. chung to their religion an,
retained their civilization. Their daugh
ters married Spanish soldiers and their
uescenuants became permanent and pros
/ porous stockmen On the final abandon
ment OF the missions in 1910. however
indian civilization practically and for
ever disappeared from Texas
In 1904 Governor Cordero and Risbon
MARIA visited all the missions in Texas.
They visited Lipantitlan and left two
priests at the town. The population. Al
ms tlme IN and near Lipantitlan must
raNe peen considerable, for In 1905 the
spanish government granted lands near
Round Lake for the erection of a church
and convent.
! In 1906 Father O'Reily. who accomp,.
MEG Governor Cordero and Bshop Maria
1 10 ieXas, received a grant OF four leagues
/ adjoining Lipantitlan. This land was pur
chased from the heirs of Father OReilv
| oy Mr.: ~ Bluntzer and now forms a
| part OF the Bluntzer pasture in Nueces
county, Texas.
Father O Reilly was an Irishman and
IL Is said that be procured this tract of
! land Tor the purpose of offering an asylum
/ 10 some or his countrymen who were
pelng bitterly oppressed by the. English
! government on account of the unsuccess-
tul rebellion of 1898. Some Irishmen did
actually settle at Lipantitlan In 1905 hui
]
country during the Mexican revolution
against Spain, they became soldiers and
! lett the country. During the Mexican rev.
olution, Lipanttlan and Casa Blanca
changed hands several times
In 1916 Aury, while acting as the re-
publican governor of Texas, sent force
/ IRON Galveston, who captured and de-
stroyed both places. and they were never
! again rebuilt or occupied by the Span
! iards.
After Mexico achieved her independence,
| the people of Texas and Coahuila faycred
the empresario system for the introduction
of colonists. Tamaulipas was opposed to
| American immigration of any kind, and as
her frontiers extended to the Nueces
| river, the legislature of Tamaulpas caused
| Lipantitlan and Casa Blanca TO be partial
| ly restored and placed troops In both
places to keep marauding adventurers ont
! Ct her territory.
In 1925 Colonel Henrico Villareal, who
| owned extensive tracts of land in the
country, was appointed commandanto at
| Lpanttlan, and CAPTAIN Jose de la Cara
| to the command of Casa Blanca.
In 1880, after Bustamantes law was
! passed, forbidding Americans to come
| into Texas, General Sesma visited all the
/ forts on the frontier and placed a gar
rison of 100 men at Casa Blanca and 500
men at Lipantitlan. The greater part of
/ these Earrlsons were withdrawn in 1885
and sent to Join General Cos and assist
him in driving all Americans out of Texas,
who had come to the country after 1880,
| and in disarming all who were permitted
/ to remain. After the battle of Gonzales,
/ the celebrated Lexington of Texas (Which
never took place, except in the magma
/ tion of some sensational writer's who pre-
/ fer picturesque fiction to sober historical
! truths), Goiad was captured and Captain
! n nd urNNT sNf Awe fs,1,,.
were sent against Lipantitlan. Ed Linn,
| the Author of Fifty Years in Texas"
accompanied this expedition, and accord
/ ing to Mr.. Linn, the Lipantitlan garrison
! surrendered without offering any resist
ance, the place was dismantled and the
| cannon thrown into the Nueces river
/ When General Urea passed through San
/ Patricio on his way to Goiad in 1886 he
/ caused Lipantitlan to be again repaired,
mounted two brass cannon. and left a
/ company of sixty men under Captain Men,
| des to defend the place and protect SAT-
/ Patricio. 1t is generally stated that the
/ people of San Patricio were mastered by
/ Urea. There is no foundation, in fact for
! this statement In reality, the principal
men in San Patricio were not in favor Of
any revolution and during the war went to
/ Matamoros. Santa Anna was q cruel, re-
/ morseless, merciless despot a true dis
/ ciple of Machiaveli, ready to smite, strong
/ to smite crafty, unsparing, caring nothing
| for God, devil or mortality, but Urea and
his officers, although compelled to obey
| the commands of their superior officers,
were not naturally cruel Colonel Carey,
a Greek in the Mexican service, was kind
ly entertained by Mrs. OBoyle at San
/ Patricio on hts way to Goliad, and as a
/ reward for her kindness and at consider
able personal risk to himself saved her
! brother at the Fannn massacre.
Tto ,f -La Il.
sacrificed to make 1t interesting pic
| turesuue or sensational. We are generally
! taught that Travis, Bowie. Bonham,
/ Crockett and the other heroes of the
Alamo fell CALAMITY fighting for ;hc in
] dependence of Texas, This is not the
! truth. The heroes OF the Alamo fell
| fighting to free Mexico from the granny
of Santa Anna. To obtain state rights for
Texas and for the establishment Of the
/ Mexican constitution of 1924, Travis fought
and fell under the Mexican flag, and he
and his brave companions died without
even knowing that Texas had declaGd
her independence, as Texas was ieulared
Independent on March ?, and the Alamo
fel, on March 6, 1896.
After the battle of San Jacinto, on the
Mexican retreat to the Rio Granda Llpan.
titan was again destroyed and the can
non left by Urea thrown into the lake,
where they still remain.
In 1886 the Mexicans sent an expedition
from Matamoros as far as San FatriclO.
The place was, however, found to be
desolate and deserted. only one white
man being found he owning small
store, the principal contents OF which We're
axe handles and dried fish. The MeXcans
/ left him unmolested, but drove back a
herd OF 5000 cattle to Matamoros. Again
in 1s41. Captain Molina was sent from
Matamoros to Lipantitlan with COM
pany OF 100 men. His company gathered
2000 head of cattle near the Nueces. but
on their way back to Mexico were at
tackled between the Aqua Dulce md Ban
quote creeks by 500 Lipan Indians. who
defeated the MeXicans and seized the
cattle. This was the last time Mexican
troops visited Lipantitlan. WIGS.
REUNION PROPOSED.