Mission San Sabá |
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"The
Destruction of Mission San Sabá in the Province of Texas and the Martyrdom
of the Fathers Alonso de Terreros, Joseph Santiesteban," the first
painting by a professional artist of a historical scene in Texas. Painted
in 1765, about six years after the event, on commission from mining
magnate Pedro Romero de Terreros, cousin of the martyred priest and
sponsor of the mission. The artist is believed, on stylistic grounds, to
have been Jose de Paez (the mural is not signed).
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