Members of the Order of Friars Minor (O.F.M.), an order founded by St. Francis of Assisi in the 13th century. The order was the first to establish missions in Mexico after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire and eventually would establish missions in northern Mexico, Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Baja California and finally Alta Califor...... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php