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75 in ruins, but the church is in pretty good order still. It bears the date of 1754 over the door-way [crossed out: with the words 'A deo patriae & ? esta mission defiender" The interior of the church is crowded with Bats nests & the body of it covered in some places with the excrement from the animals a foot thick, giving out no very pleasant odour.

 A few hundred yards from the church is the battle ground of the "Gross fight" on the 28th Octr 1835. under Bowie & Fannin. There were 92 Texans against 360 Mexicans. Of the Mexicans three men killed & wounded 100 men whilst on the part of their opponents only one killed named Andrews who unfortunately exposed himself too much.
 Three miles further & on the west bank of the river stands the Mission of San José, the church of which is still in good preservation built of stone - the limestone of the country, but the images of Saints & other ornamental parts have been sadly mutilated by the soldiery during the wars. The ornaments on the door way & windows of the Sacristy or vestry still show much exquisite work & labour had been bestowed upon them. On the tower of the church is the date of 1781 probably the year it was finished. There is only one bell

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