College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro
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The College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro was the first school (Colegio Apostolico) in the New World to train missionaries. One of its founders was Father Damian Massanet. The college was located in Mexico.[1] Of its thirteen charter members, nine would later serve in Texas.[2]
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- Chipman, Donald & Joseph, Harriet Denise (1999), Notable Men and Women of Spanish Texas, Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, ISBN 0292712170
- Edmondson, J.R. (2000), The Alamo Story-From History to Current Conflicts, Plano, TX: Republic of Texas Press, ISBN 1-55622-678-0