Milam County Historical Commission
Milam County, Texas
Milam County, Texas
Mission San Ildefonso
From Rockdale: north on FM 908
approx 7 miles
Mission San Ildefonso
Established by Franciscan missionaries in 1749 with
the hope of civilizing and christianizing the Coco,
Mayeye, Orcoquiza, Karankawa, and other tribes of
Indians. The martyrdom of Padre Jose Ganzabal and the
circumstances connected therewith caused the
departure of the Indians and the friars and the
removal of this mission to the San Marcos River in
1755. Reestablished in 1762 on the Nueces River for
the conversion of the Lipan Apaches with the new name
of Mission San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz.
View from FM908
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