DAY TRIPS: East Texas historic site remembers an outpost of the Spanish empire.
were supposed to keep the French in check, and the missions were to convert the friendly members of theNeither met with much success. The French were already well-established in the area, and the Native Ais people already had their own religion and agriculture. The mission was finally abandoned in 1773.began filling up with Anglos and remnants of tribes from the Southeastern U.S. The walls of the mission melted into the fertile soil.
Mission Dolores State Historic Site occupies a beautiful plot of land a few blocks from the San Augustine, and it's easy to see why the Spanish chose this spot. The state has added a visitor center, a small museum, and a well-shaded campground. Locals have added aA walking trail leads around the wooded grounds. Near the creek are swales, the remnants of, the road that led from Mexico City to Los Adaes, once on the farthest reaches of the Spanish empire.
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