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Socorro Mission was situated close to the Rio Grande in an area where the river channel fluctuated, which caused the mission to be washed away and destroyed twice.
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The mission was established by Antonio de Otermin, the Spanish governor of present-day New Mexico.
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It was renamed as Mission San Francisco de la Espada when it moved to San Antonio in 1731.
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The Mission was one of the six authorized by the government to serve as a buffer against the threat of the French.
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San Juan Capistrano Mission was renamed on March 5, 1731, when it was relocated to the site of present San Antonio twelve miles from the Alamo.
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Daily life at the mission consisted of instruction in the catholic faith, attending mass and prayers.
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240 Indians assigned to the mission served as the primary labor force for construction, irrigation, and farming.
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This mission saw a number of prosperous years at its final location near present-day Goliad.
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In March of 1758 a large force of Nortenos attacked, looted, and burned Mission San Saba, less than one year after its founding.
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