GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Texas: TX-31
Catholic Church. Archdiocese of San Antonio. Archives
2718 West Woodlawn Avenue
P.O. Box 28410
San Antonio, TX 78228
Phone: 210-734-1959
Email: archive@archsa.org
Hours: See website
Access: See website
Copying facilities: Yes
History: San Antonio was erected as a diocese from territory in the Diocese of Galveston, 1874, and elevated to an archdiocese, 1926. San Antonio and its predecessors have administered the following missions, parishes, and schools among Native Americans and persons of Native descent in Texas and adjacent lands in Mexico:
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1690/1731-1824, 1915-present (San Antonio, 1874-present) |
San Francisco de la Espada/ San Francisco de los Neches/ Nuestro Padre San Francisco de los Tejas/ San Francisco de los Tejas Mission (Caddo, Coahuiltecan, Mestizos), San Antonio/ Austin/ Alto/ Bowles Creek/ Augusta, Texas |
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1700-1793 (closed) |
San Antonio de Valero [El Alamo]/ San José/ San Francisco Solano/ San Ildefonso Mission (Coahuiltecan), San Antonio, Texas/ San José/ Guerrero/ Zaragosa, Coahuila, Mexico |
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1716-1819 (closed) |
Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de los Hainais Mission (Caddo, Coahuiltecan, Mestizos), San Antonio/ Douglass, Texas |
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1716-1794, 1876-1920s (San Antonio, 1876-present) |
San Juan Capistrano/ San José de los Nazonis Mission (Caddo, Coahuiltecan, Mestizos), San Antonio/ Austin/ Cushing, Texas |
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1720-1824 (closed) |
San José y San Miguel de Aguayo Mission (Apache, Caddo, Coahuiltecan, Karankawa, Mestizos) San Antonio |
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1722-1830 (closed) |
Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga (La Bahía) Mission (Karankawa), Mission Valley/ Matagorda Bay |
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1731-present (San Antonio, 1876-present) |
San Fernando Cathedral/ Church (Coahuiltecan, Mestizos), San Antonio |
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1754-1781, 1789-1807 (closed) |
Nuestra Señora del Rosario Mission (Karankawa), Goliad County |
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1793-1830 (closed) |
Nuestra Señora del Refugio Mission (Karankawa), Refugio/ Mosquito Creek/ Long Mott |
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1852-present |
St. Mary’s University/ St. Mary’s Institute (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
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1852-present |
Central Catholic High School/ St. Mary’s Institute (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
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1857-present |
St. Mary Church (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
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1881-present |
Incarnate Word High School (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
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1903-present |
St. Anthony High School (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
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1910-present |
St. John Berchmans Church (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
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1925-present |
St. Anthony de Padua Church (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
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1957-present |
Holy Cross High School (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
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1912-present |
St. John Bosco Church (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), Natalie |
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1939-1964 (merged to form Holy Spirit, San Antonio) |
St. Mary Magdalen Church (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
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1957-present |
Holy Cross High School (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
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Unknown-present |
St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Church (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
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Unknown-present |
St. Margaret Mary Church (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
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Unknown-present |
St. John Berchmans Church (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
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Unknown-present |
St. Gregory the Great Church (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
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Unknown-1964 (merged to form Holy Spirit, San Antonio) |
Blessed Sacrament Church (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
| Unknown-present | St. Monica Church (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), Converse |
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Unknown-present |
St. Pius X Church (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
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1960-present |
St. Luke Church (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
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1964-present |
Antonian College Preparatory High School (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), Castle Hills |
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1964-present |
Holy Spirit Church (e.g. Coahuiltecan Mestizos), San Antonio |
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1970-present (San Antonio, 1970-2000; transferred to Laredo Diocese) |
Our Lady of Refuge Church (Kickapoo), Eagle Pass |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1703-present
Volume: Over 8 cubic feet
Description: Within 7 collections and/or series. For sacramental records, contact the parish where the sacrament was performed.
/1 Bishop’s Papers
Inclusive dates: 1980s
Volume: Ca. .1 cubic foot
Description: Correspondence of Archbishop Patrick Fernández Flores (1929- ), re: establishment of reservation for Kickapoo Indians, Eagle Pass, Texas.
/2 “San Fernando Cathedral Records”
Inclusive dates: 1703-1824
Volume: Several entries
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for parishioners of Native American descent of San Fernando Cathedral and its attended missions:
A. San Antonio de Valero (El Alamo) Mission, San Antonio, Texas, 1703-ca. 1803
B. San Carlos Mission, Vallecillo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 1788-1823
C. San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Texas, 1761-1911 d. San José y San Miguel de Aguayo Mission, San Antonio, Texas, 1777-1824
/3 “San Fernando Historical Collection”
Inclusive dates: 1703-1877
Volume: .4 cubic foot and 3 reels of microfilm
Description: Arranged numerically by book number; Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for parishioners of Native American descent
A. Book 1: San Antonio de Valero Mission [El Alamo] [San Francisco Solano], San Antonio, baptisms, 1703-1783; marriages and prenuptial inquiries (also military), 1709-1825; burials, 1710-1782 (includes some transcripts from a previous volume, 1722-1724); noted as “Indian” without further ethnic description
B. Book 2: Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña Mission, San Antonio, marriages, 1731-1790; San José y San Miguel de Aguayo Mission, San Antonio, combined book, baptisms, 1777-1823, marriages, 1795-1822, burials, 1781-1824
C. Book Combined 2: San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, combined book, baptisms, 1731-1753, confirmations, 1759, marriages, 1742-1760, deaths, 1744-1760
D. Book 3: San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, baptisms, 1761-1793, baptism index, 1800-1877
E. Book 4: San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, baptisms, 1793-1812
/4 “Camargo Historical Records Collection”
Inclusive dates: 1755-1880
Volume: Ca. 2 cubic feet and 5 reels of microfilm
Description: Diligencias matrimoniales [prenuptial investigations] believed mostly from Santa Ana de Camargo Mission (Coahuiltecan and Mestizos), Camargo, Coahuila, Mexico and the attended communities of Camargo, Reynosa, Mier, Vitoria, Monterrey, Saltillo, Mexico and Bexar, Texas, arranged chronologically; in Spanish.
/5 “Old Spanish Missions Collection”
Inclusive dates: 1751-2000, undated
Volume: Ca. 6 cubic feet
Description: Records of the Archdiocesan Office of Old Spanish Missions, which are divided into 2 parts.
A. Part 1—General books, clippings, correspondence, ephemera, reports, and speeches arranged alphabetically by topic or document type and there under chronologically
B. Part 2—Ephemera and books arranged by the headings, “[San Antonio] Missions National Park,” general mission materials, “[La Purisima] Concepción Mission,” “[San Francisco de la] Espada Mission,” “San José [y Miguel] Mission,” and “San Juan [Capistrano] Mission;” thereunder, the arrangement is alphabetical by topic or document type and chronological order; re: archeology, history, restoration, and 20th century events at the San Antonio missions, which included local Native American descendants
/6 Diocesan Newspaper
Inclusive dates: 1972-present
Volume: Few articles
Description: Today’s Catholic, http://www.satodayscatholic.com/, includes occasional articles relating to Native Americans, Catholic evangelization, and the San Antonio missions.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the Marquette University Archives.
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