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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of an immigrant people, their faith and the parish church which they erected as a visible sign of that faith. The richness of this history speaks for itself to parishioners and non-parishioners alike. 1854 census of German Catholics in Texas.
Author: Theodore Gittinger
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Published: 1973
Total Pages: 138
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Amy Jo Smith Baker
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Published: 1971
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bobby D. Weaver
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2005-08-19
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9781585445189
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1842, French banker Henri Castro secured a colonization grant and recruited more than two thousand Europeans to immigrate to Texas and populate his colony. The author describes the empresario system under which this community, now known as Castroville, was formed and considers the life of its founder.
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 616
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes entries for maps and atlases.
Author: T. Lindsay Baker
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780890967256
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn account of the ethnic Polish immigrants who left Upper Silesia, then part of Prussia, and settled in Texas in the 1850s. They formed the first organized Polish American communities in America.
Author: St. Louis Church (Saint Paul, Minn.)
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Published: 1909
Total Pages: 48
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Priscilla DaCamara Hancock
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2011-05-23
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 1439639965
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMedina County was founded in 1848 by settlers from Europe and the eastern United States. At the time, Native Americans still lived on that land, which they called Comancheria. Full of hope for a better life, settlers tamed an unfamiliar landscape that was filled with prickly pear cactus, rattlesnakes, coyotes, mountain lions, bison, armadillos, pecans, persimmons, and mustang grapes. The first settlements in Medina County were Castroville, Quihi, Vandenburg, and DHanis. New Fountain, New DHanis, LaCoste, Rio Medina, Hondo, and others were established later. The settlers worked hard growing cotton and grain and raising cattle, and they retained their old-world customs and religious faith in the face of many challenges. With the building of the Medina Dam, farming changed for the better, and new immigrants arrived to help establish schools and communities. Today the proximity to San Antonio allows people to work in the city while maintaining their homes, farms, and ranches in Medina County.
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Published: 1907
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Willard Bethurem Robinson
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 300
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the early Spanish missions through antebellum, Victorian, early twentieth century, and modern buildings, Reflections of Faith presents a rich treasury of social, religious, and architectural history. This examination of religious architecture seeks to interpret the social and theological conditions that contribute to the numerous design variations found throughout the state, and provides us with a sense of the society and culture in which architecture takes form. As symbols reinforcing theological dogmas, these houses of worship, including some for nearly every denomination found in Texas, reflect the increasing complexity of theology and society.
