GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Texas: TX-60

Baylor University. The Texas Collection and University Archives
One Bear Place #97142
Waco, TX 76798

Phone: 254-710-1268
Email: See website (Main page)

 

Hours: See website

Access: No restrictions

Copying facilities: Yes 

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1730-1792, undated  

Volume: 5 maps

Description: The “Texas Collection of Maps” includes the following, which note the location of missions in northern New Spain.

A. “Exploration and Settlement of Northern New Spain 1518-1776, TCM 46,” undated; re: Texas, New Mexico, California, and Florida with notations on locations of missions (Franciscans and Jesuits) and presidios

B. “San Xavier Missions, TCM 48,” 1750; re: Franciscan missions in Texas

C. “Presidio de San Antonio, TCM 47,” 1730; re: Presidio and Franciscan missions San Antonio de Valero and San Jose y San Miguel

D. “L'ancien et le nouveau Mexique avec la Floride et la Basse Louisiane, partie occidentale, TCM 43,” 1778; re: Missions (Franciscans), churches, American Indian tribes, and trails from California to the Mississippi River

E. “La Sierra Corda y costa de el Seno Mexicano Jurisdicions, TCM 49,” 1792; re: Franciscan missions and roads in Texas

 

Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the ͸ Archives.

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