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Themissions in Spanish Louisiana werereligious outposts inSpanish Louisiana (La Luisiana) region of theViceroyalty of New Spain, located within the present-dayU.S. states ofLouisiana andEast Texas.

They were established bySpanish missionaries forIndian Reductions of the localNative Americans.

Missions in Spanish Louisiana

Name	Image	Location	Established	Notes	References
Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de los Ais		31.52356, -94.1151	1716	Re-established in 1721 onAyish Bayou. Missionaries continued their work until 1773 when the East Texas missions were once again closed. Archeologists confirmed the location of the mission in the late 1970s.Since July 1, 2016, theTexas Historical Commission has operated the site asMission Dolores State Historic Site.	[1][2][3]
San Miguel de Linares de los Adaes			Early 1717	The mission was attacked by French soldiers in 1719 and was abandoned. Moved and renamed San Miguel de Cuellar de Linares de los Adaes.	[4]
San Miguel de Cuéllar de Linares de los Adaes		Los Adaes	1722	Originally San Miguel de Linares de los Adaes. TheMarquis de San Miguel de Aguayo, Governor ofCoahuila andTejas when they were part of the Viceroyalty ofNew Spain, reopened the mission, but at a location closer to thePresidio of Los Adaes. The mission remained open until 1773.	[5]
Las Cabezas		On Bayou Scie	Around 1795	Succeeded by Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, and in 1858 was referred to as San Miguel. TheSt. Joseph Catholic Church inZwolle proceeds these.	[6]

On Spanish Missions in neighboring regions:

• Spanish missions in Florida
• List of missions in Spanish Florida
• Spanish missions in Georgia
• Spanish missions in Texas

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• Catholic Church and the Age of Discovery

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• Louisiana (New France)
• Spanish Texas
• Spanish colonization of the Americas

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