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The scandal and tragedy relating to the early settlement of San Javier Mission in Central Texas, is colloquially called the Rockdale Curse. This term sometimes used to describe a series of events involving members of the team of Spanish missionaries and their military protectors. Although the notion of a curse is superstitious and was created by folklore and wives tales, the events surrounding the Rockdale curse are based in historical fact and recorded in the annals of history.

Text of the Texas Historical Marker "Mission San Francisco Xavier de Los Dolores - Rockdale":

"Established by Franciscan missionaries in 1749 with the hope of civilizing and christianizing the Coco, Mayeye, Orcoquiza, Karankawa, and other tribes of Indians. The martyrdom of Padre Jose Ganzabal and the circumstances connected therewith caused the departure of the Indians and the friars and the removal of this mission to the San Marcos River in 1755. Reestablished in 1762 on the San Saba River for the conversion of the Lipan Apaches with the new name of Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba."