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LA SAL MISSION

The Cabezon de la Sal Mission was located near the Village of San Fernando, where some 100 pinto and quenacamenes Indians, the majority of whom were Christians and had settled. There was no irrigation but the land was appropriate for grazing all kinds of cattle.

The mission demonstrates what wise management can accomplish. It had enjoyed times of abundance, under the government of several missionaries, when food and dress were abundant, but there had also been times of great scarcity during which it was virtually impossible to provide the Indians with “even a limited ration”. The Indians consequently “roam the countryside communicating with the Indians of New Leon, who have corrupted them”. The Cabezon de la Sal Mission fished and gathered salt from several lagoons located along the coast 8 leagues distant.

For this reason the possibility of incorporating still another 200 Quedegeño and Comecrudo Indians into the mission was considered.