by Moises Garza

May 17, 2013

Last Names of Nuevo Leon

La Lomita Chapel is located 3 miles south of Expressway 83 on FM 1016 in Mission, Texas.  La Lomita was first built in 1865 by Rene Guyard, whom was a French merchant from Reynosa. He had purchased the land in 1845.

Guyard left this site and porciones 55 and 57 to the Oblate priests in 1871 and La Lomita soon became an important site for the Calvary of Christ, the Oblate missionaries who rode up and down the Rio Grande Valley visiting widely separated Catholic churches, baptizing newborns, performing marriage ceremonies, and blessing the dead.

I found the following two post cards on ebay

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The following photo is how La Lomita looks in present day, I found this photo in the city of Mission website.

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You can read more about this Chapel Here:

http://www.missiontexas.us/life-in-mission/attractions/la-lomita-chapel

http://www.rgvguide.net/mission1.htm

For Many Great Photos check this link out:

Google Images

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Moises Garza

I have doing my family genealogy since 1998. I am also the creator of this blog We Are Cousins, and the Mexican Genealogy blog. To always be up to date with both of these sites follow me on Facebook. To contact me or book me for a presentation, buy my books, and or learn more about me visit my personal website at www.moisesgarza.com.

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