Texas
Mission Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de los Ais was established ca. 1716 in northeastern Texas by Franciscans from Querétaro and Zacatecas. The Ais people in Spanish Texas were a band of the Caddo.
Also see Deadose and Bidai people.
Read more about this topic: Ais People
Famous quotes containing the word texas:
“Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.”
—Fran Lebowitz (b. 1950)
“Fifty million Frenchmen can’t be wrong.”
—Anonymous. Popular saying.
Dating from World War I—when it was used by U.S. soldiers—or before, the saying was associated with nightclub hostess Texas Quinan in the 1920s. It was the title of a song recorded by Sophie Tucker in 1927, and of a Cole Porter musical in 1929.
“Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word. And there’s an opening convey of generalities. A Texan outside of Texas is a foreigner.”
—John Steinbeck (1902–1968)