U. S. Mission Trail / The Mission Trail Today - The Spanish Missions in Texas

This site is owned, designed, and operated by Kenneth A. Larson who has over a quarter century of experience in design and construction of scenery for the Entertainment Industry and Theme Parks using Computer Aided and Traditional approaches to Design. Ken also has experience in other areas of Design.

Select photographs of my many visits to The Missions of the United States South and Southwest built by Spain and Mexico between 1565 and 1823.
All photographs taken by Kenneth A. Larson. All rights reserved. © 2008 - 2013.

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Mission Nuestra Senora del Refugio

Founded 1791
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Refugio

Personal Observations

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History

Mission Nuestra Senora del Refugio (Our Lady of Refuge) was established in 1791 30 miles northeast of Refugio near the coast. It was the last Texas Mission to be founded, only 22 years after the first California Mission. It was relocated to Refugio in 1795. A stone sanctuary was built in 1868 but later demolished and in 1901 replaced with the Victorian/Romanesque that now occupies the site. A school, convent, and auditorium were added in 1946.