Legal Opinion
San Antonio v. Odin
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 1855PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from Bexar.
1Opinion of the CourtLipscomb, J.
This suit was brought by the appellant, to
recover the property known as the Alamo, in the city of San Antonio. From the statement of the facts it appears, that the city of San Antonio was founded about the year 1730. The corner-stone of the Alamo was laid on the 13th of May, 1744This mission, as well as the others in the valley of the San Antonio river, was erected by order of the King of Spain, for *540the purpose of civilizing the Indians. The missions were under the charge of the Franciscans, or the Friars of that order, which was an order independent of the regular Church. The mission of the…
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