Tejano History

Molina, Miguel

Molina, Miguel

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       MOLINA, MIGUEL (?–?). Father Miguel Molina, a Franciscanqv, was the lone survivor of a Comanche attack on Santa Cruz de San Sabá mission in 1758. According to his own testimony, he heard screams about a cannon shot distant from the mission just after sunrise on March 16, 1758. Fearing an Indian attack, he hurried to the church to notify the other priests. 

 

Full article on the Texas State Historical Association's Handbook of Texas Online

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