Fray Antonio de Olivares

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Fray Antonio de Olivares was a Spanish Franciscan missionary and colonizer active in early 18th-century Texas, known for establishing key missions in the San Antonio area.

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Fray Antonio de Olivares canonical 1

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest ⓘ
Franciscan missionary ⓘ
Spanish colonizer ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
activeIn New Spain ⓘ
San Antonio ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
associatedWith Catholic Church in New Spain ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 18th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Spain ⓘ
ethnicGroup Spanish ⓘ
founded missions in the San Antonio area ⓘ
goal conversion of Indigenous peoples to Christianity ⓘ
establishment of permanent Spanish settlements in Texas ⓘ
historicalContext Catholic mission system in New Spain ⓘ
Spanish frontier policy in North America ⓘ
historicalRegion Spanish Texas ⓘ
impact contributed to the founding of San Antonio as a permanent settlement ⓘ
expanded Spanish religious and political influence in Texas ⓘ
knownFor colonization of early Texas ⓘ
founding missions in San Antonio ⓘ
missionary work among Indigenous peoples in Texas ⓘ
languageOfWork Spanish ⓘ
notablePeriod early 18th century ⓘ
occupation Roman Catholic priest ⓘ
missionary ⓘ
placeOfMissionaryWork San Antonio River valley ⓘ
linked to: San Antonio River

northern frontier of New Spain ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity ⓘ
religiousOrder Franciscan ⓘ
linked to: Franciscan Order

Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
roleIn Spanish colonization of Texas ⓘ
establishment of Spanish presence in San Antonio region ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Indigenous communities of Texas ⓘ
frontier missions ⓘ
typeOfWork colonial administration support ⓘ
missionary activity ⓘ

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Mission San José → foundedBy → Fray Antonio de Olivares ⓘ