Toulouse. The Convent of San Francisco de Tolosa dates from 1587, being built on land donated by Pedro de Mendizorroz, a native of Ibarra. The City Council accepted the petition of the aforementioned neighbor, accepting the perpetual patronage as stated in a public deed and with the corresponding licenses. Mr. Mendizorroz also donated one thousand ducats for the construction of the convent and one hundred ducats for annual income. He reserved for himself the first chapel on the gospel side. The convent promised to provide a perpetual preacher at Advent and Lent for the church of Santa María. On January 10, 1606, an agreement was signed with the City Council, ending the dispute over the powers and rights of both parties. On May 25, 1611 D. Isabel de Idiaquez, widow of Admiral General D. Juan Martínez de Recalde, founded the Colegio de San José in said convent before Domingo de Iriarte, notary public of the town. On September 27, 1612, a new deed was made with the participation of the City Council as patron of the community. It established the conditions for the foundation. The founder praises the school 500 ducats of income. The Royal Decree of secularization of March 8, 1836 affected this convent in a very special way since the town was in the hands of the Carlists, but in 1839, due to the entry of the queen's troops into the Villa, the friars abandoned the convent and fled for the most part. The army took possession of the convent and, later, the commissioners of the national Treasury also took possession of its censuses and effects. The City Council wanted to take charge of it so that it could serve as a headquarters for the troops, resorting to the Government of Madrid and its property was granted by the Board of Aliens on September 20, 1842. Later this concession was revoked and the branch was awarded of war in 1849 but it was returned to the town again as a barracks in 1851. The orchard was put up for auction in 1843. D. Juan Antonio de Uranga acquired the farm in 1845 but gave it back to the town for 13,000 reales which was the cost of the previous purchase. In 1859 the restoration of the province began in Bermeo with the reopening of some convents. He was also affected by the exclaustration of 1868. In April 1875 it was solemnly inaugurated with a novitiate and chorister, although the new community was to last only ten months as it was dispersed by Father Estarta for fear of reprisals from the victors in the war. Some exclaustrados continued attending the religious service from a small house-residence near the temple. After various vicissitudes, the community was restored in 1915 in a residence next to the parish church, prior to the licenses of the Holy See and the Bishop of Vitoria, with dates of 1914 and 1915 respectively. This last year the construction of the new convent began to replace the old one that had already disappeared. In the provincial chapter of 1918 he was d a Guardian with appropriate personnel to attend the various religious services. In 1933 he had 8 parents, 3 laymen and 1 donated. [ Ref . Pablo Gorosabel and Fr. Juan R. de L.]