San Clemente MissIon 18th Century Carved Wood Fray


San Clemente MissIon 18th Century Carved Wood Fray

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San Clemente MissIon 18th Century Carved Wood Fray:
$100.00


A amazing find in a collection of Religious artifacts. Shows hand forged nails, wood and paint show age to be consistent with other carvings from the 18 Century period. I truly believe the tag and it\'s information on the bottom of this wood carving to be true and to the best of my knowledge find it to be consistent with other artifacts from this period. Previous owner was a collector of Mission items see Bronze Junipero Serra by Ted Degrazia was another piece in the collection. This stands almost 12 inches tall and 4 inches wide does stand up on it\'s own. San Clemente was the first Mission established in Texas and has a great history. Any questions or knowledge for this piece please let me know so I can pass it on. Mission San Clemente is known as the first Spanish mission in Texas, although there were actually two different missions built on the same location, more than50 years apart. The Spanish Franciscans visited the area for a short time in 1629, and promised the local Jumano Indians that they would return. In 1632, the friars built a mission located near the confluence of the Concho River and the Colorado River, which was then known as the Río San Clemente. The mission was constructed of logs, and operated for only 6 months; during that time, 2-3,000 Indians were baptized. In 1684, another mission was built near the same site by Juan Dominguez de Mendoza and Fray Nicolas Lopez. The lower floor of the log structure was a chapel, and the upper floor was an lookoutpost. The exact location is not known, and there are several different historical markers in the area claiming to mark the site of the mission;placed by the Texas Historical Survey Committee, stands on a post on the east side of highway 83 miles from Ballinger. The mission was abandoned due to the presence of hostile Apache Indians. The missionaries wanted to return to the area, but by 1685, the Spanish government had decided to focus its efforts on East Texas, in order to forestall efforts by France to colonize the area.

San Clemente MissIon 18th Century Carved Wood Fray:
$100.00

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