Harlandale in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Native Quarters
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Los curatos de los indígenas
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, February 18, 2025
1. Native Quarters Los curatos de los indi`genas Marker
Native people faced a long transition into Spanish culture. It took years to become subjects of the Spanish Crown. Neophytes needed to learn the tenets of Catholicism. The security provided by Mission Life came at a cost. European diseases decimated native populations. The interweaving of colonial Spain with indigenous people precipitated a fundamental change. It created a new society, neither wholly indigenous nor wholly Spanish. It is still the prevailing culture of South Texas. Mission San José was founded by Fr. Margil (in 1720) for the Native American bands, the Pampopas, Suliajames, and Pastia. Later, other groups like the Aguasallas, Borrados, and Tacames, amongst others, joined Mission San José
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La misión San José fue fundada por Fray Margil en 1720 para las tribus pampopas, suliajames, y pasties. Después otros grupos se unieron a la misión como las aguasllas, borrados y tacames, entre otros.
Erected by San Antonio Missions National Histrical Park National Park Service Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1720.
Location. 29° 21.682′ N, 98° 28.784′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Harlandale. It is on San Jose Drive. This marker is inside the compound of the San José Mission. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6701 San Jose Dr, San Antonio TX 78214, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Texas. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mission San José / La Misión de San José (within shouting distance of this marker); Covento (within shouting distance of this marker); Royal Roads / El Camino Real (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rose Window / La ventana Rosa
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, February 18, 2025
2. Native Quarters Los curatos de los indi`genas Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. The Convento / El convento (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Rose Window / Ventana de Rosa (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Mission Road / El Camino de las Misiones (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); San Antonio Missions / Las misiones de San Antonio (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Indian Quarters / Habitaciones de los Indios (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. This marker replaces the Indian Quarters Habitaciones de los indios.
Also see . . . Mision San Jose. he living quarters consisted of a room and a kitchen. They were furnished with a metate, a comal, a pot , water jar, closet, pantry, bed, and dresser. During the peak of the mission in 1768, 350 people would live inside the walls. The mission was partially secularized in 1794 and fully secularized by Mexico in 1824. (Submitted on February 28, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 28, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
