The Old Spanish Mission Fields
Lunch Club Meetings
To Help Trauelers Keep Their Attendance Record
H-Rotary. K-Kiwanis. I_.-L.ions. X-Exchanse. C-Civitan. r-n.Conopus. O-Optimista. ABC-Am. Bus. Club. RT.Round Table
K-12:15 Wed. L-1:00 Tue
FLORIDA
St Augustine—R-l :00 Mon.
X-Noon Til.
Jacksonville—R-l :00 Tue. I\-l :00 Wed. L-12-15 FrL X-l :00 Wed. C-l :00 Fri.
Lake City—R-12:30 Fri. Iv-12:30 Tli.
Live Oak—R-12 :30 Mon. K-12:30 Fri.
Madison—K-12 :30 Wed.
Monticello—K-l :00 Fri.
Tallaliassce—R-l :15 Wed. K-l :10 Tue. X-1:00 Fri.
Quincy—R-l :00 Tue.
Marianna—X-12:15 Fri.
I’cnsacola—R-l :00 Tue. Iv-1:00 Tli. C-1:00 IVed. ALABAMA
Mobile—R-l :00 Tli. K-l :00 Wed. L-l :00 Tue.
MISSISSIPPI Moss Point—L-12:15 Tli.
Pascagoula—R-12:15 Wed. L-12:15 Tue.	i
Ocean Springs—R-12:00 Wed.
Biloxi—R-l 2:05 Tue. I\-12:05 Tli. L-12:05 Wed. Gulfport—R-12:10 Tli. K-12:05 Wed. ABC-12:05 Tue.
Pass Christian—R-12:30 Wed.
Bay St. Louis—R-7 :00 Wed.
LOUISIANA
New Orleans—R-12:05 Wed. Iv-12 :15 Tue. L-12:05 Tue. Houma—R-12:00 Wed.
Lafayette—R-12 :30 Tli.
Crowley—R-12 :05 Tue.
Jennings—R-12:00 Sat.
Lake Charles—R-12:15 Tue. K-12:15 Tli.
Vmton—R-12:15 Mon.
TEXAS Orange—R-12 :15 Tue.
Beaumont—R-12:15 Wed. Iv-12:15 Tue. 0-12:15 Fri.
L-12 :15 Tli. RT-12:15 Fri.
Liberty—R-12:15 Tue.
Dayton—R-12:00 Fri.	.	,
Houston—R-l2:15 Tli. Ii-12:15 Wed. L-12:15 M ed.
Eagle Laltc—R-12:15 Fri.
Scguin—L-12:15 Th.
San Antonio—R-12:15 Fri. K-12:15 Fri. L-12:15 Wed.
0-12:15 Wed. Co-12:15 Fri. herrvilie—R-12:00 Wed.	.
El Paso—R-12:15 Tli. It-12:15 Wed. L-12 :lo Th.
T NEW MEXICO
Eas Cruces—R-12:10 Wed. Iv-12:15 Tli. Ueming—R-i :io Fri.
n ARIZONA Douglas—K-12:15 Th.
“isbee—R-12:05 Th. K-12 :00 Tue. Eucson—R-!2:15 Mon. K-12 :05 Fri. Plioeiux—R-12 -10 Fri. K-12:10 Tue. luina—K-12:15 Tli.
L-12 :15 Th. L-12:10 Th.
CALIFORNIA JtoltviUe—R-12:15 Fri.	„ . r m.io Tue.
El Centro—R-12:10 Th. Iv-12:10 Fri. L-l-.W
m.11 K.1S:» T-. tAtm «.
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The Spanish missions were numerous tliruout the Span';-: possessions In the Americas. Five Spanish mission centers r In the present United States along tho Old Spanish Trail; f« of these were extensively developed outposts of the mUiia chains that reached from the administrative centers in Meih New Orleans was a French mission center. During tlm Spatl-i occupation of Louisiana and tho Mississippi Valley Spain esUV lished missions and settlements but later French influence w re-established.
ST. AUGUSTINE. NORTH FLORIDA—SOUTH GEORGIA First,, was St. Augustine. Fla., settled in 15G5. There «
'x' records of 38 missions In the Florida district. Old Fort & fir	Tallahassee country, was an important section. «•*
^n'y’Iorlda missions were probably of wooden construction.
. ' jfonly standing ruin known Is of oyster shell cement in a forc-. yfnorth of Brunswick, Ga. (See pages 10 and 11.)
JP	PASO—SANTA FE. THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
Second, the Santa Fc—El Paso district. Don Juan 0^ colonized near Santa Fe beginning 1598. The El Paso mlw' settlement began in 1659 and the Spanish colonized from El W ni!iC‘ In 1080 t,le Ind*«n rebellion and massacre occur** Albuquerque and Snnta Fe; the survivors fell back ‘
* El	vlnat EI Pa80* nn<1 a no« Croup of missions	in
P W Iaso I alley was established. (Se<x page 30.)
•SAN ANTONIO. EAST AND SOUTH TEXAS was *1*1® SlJn Antonio district. Tho beginning, h°wejS intermittent1 nl+JCnI Texas (Nacogdoches section) in 1(»IJ® .g.j; frUr ^ew ndH nnmPt8 to **'*""*" missions there. In ljjjj now knLn,8„f?,?/\T *»tablUhed there. In 1718 the * Antonio and iiL* A1.an}° wag transferred to the present ^ founded. Flve niEnnUnbl° TcXas mission works were defi"1 tiie San AntonioBroups an<1 ranches were developed < two Of the1 irrlpnVi^’ Rreat stone churches still remain.,,
* mission fields BR aqueducts still function. Four 0 «j,
^ 21 and 26.) re occuPt©d in southern Texas. (See pa£€*
rourlliN°M,AI'^S~Tl)CSON' SANTA CIUIZ VAT.X.EY Contemporaneous 'win*8 Tu,Cf’wn district, Arizona nnd ^ e‘ pr . sinning |n iC0I . 1,11 northeast Tcxns nnd Snn Antonio, j i i foninrknblc church!. ’"I"*1"" ofrorts spread far nn<l wW* 5 churches were built. (See napes 33, 31, 35. 30.) j
Fifth, the Cullfn™,15 CAUp°1»KIA COAST	,,I	'
“Port, 2| „„Rc|rtL r#,rn a Croup. Tliev were built a day’s J°ur^< Diego dc AIrula8IJowaIIohcBi!1",nB in 1700 with tho	S»*
> IrancUco. (See nncc. n„.DleB“' ,,n<l extending north s'" ™. 37 and 38.)
/ Tl'e Freneh^ml .FRENCn. "ITU ITS SPANISH reRKl OpI’U0 *« Hie e,m “"„“2	"as	nt	New	Orlenns.	<’n,	’|fro«t'
r,>n1''™.. Durbar ,V,	Do.	to	tho	west,	and	„|*»
Cninl 'V* n"d lnflucnV S>,n,,1"1> control of I.onisiana SP * tlw s"°	(Klng'.	t.f, wc» spread over that count",,
!f ^S3.u<ssks.^k;i
""'lent Spunish It,? In,tc known ns Spnnlsb Eake-ini)e name.