The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 15, July 1911 - April, 1912 Page: 194
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Grande and the San Xavier. The conversion of the Apaches,
without doubt, would enable San Antonio to develop her many
resources and would cause a wave of prosperity to spread over the
whole region. Since this was generally recognized to be true, it
seemed superfluous, he said, to waste time in asking the citizens
to vote upon the matter, and he again begged the viceroy to give
without further delay the orders necessary for the execution of
his petition.'
But this letter did not convince the auditor of the wisdom of
the plan; indeed, it raised new difficulties in his mind. Accord-
ingly, he refused to take any immediate steps, and advised that
the whole question should be thoroughly investigated in the junta
to be held at San Antonio. He recommended further that the
deliberations should be participated in by the lieutenant of the
presidio of Santa Rosa and by the missionaries at San Antonio,
promising that when the report of the junta should be received
the corresponding provisions would be made.2
The order for the junta, together with the accompanying docu-
ments, were dispatched to Captain Urrutia on March 11,3 and on
June 16 that official notified Father Dolores that he and his fel-
low missionaries would be expected to appear in the council, which
he set for the 20th of that month.4
Just at this time, unfortunately for the success of his plan,
Father Santa Ana fell ill, and was compelled to retire from the
presidency of the missions. He was succeeded by Father Dolores,'
who at once showed his opposition to the Pedernales plan. In
reply to Captain Urrutia's order summoning the priests to the
junta, lie took occasion to express his strong disapproval of the
removal of the presidio. Although he did not doubt that benefi-
cent results would follow the establishment of a mission in the
Pedernales country, Santa Ana's scheme, he said, was impracti-
cable for two reasons. In'the first place, the inhabitants of San
Antonio were extremely poor and depended upon the pay of
'Santa Ana to the viceroy, in "Memorias de Nueva Espana," XXVIII,
ff. 142-146.
2Auditor's parecer, February 27, 1750, Ibid., ff. 147-148.
'Razon, Ibid., f. 149.
'Urrutia to Dolores, Exorto del Capn, 1-2.
'Tanto de lo que se present, 1.
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Texas State Historical Association. The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 15, July 1911 - April, 1912, periodical, 1912; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101056/m1/199/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.