▁( 1 8 5 6 – 1 9 3 6 ), ▁Dem ocrat ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁State ▁Assembly <0x0A> </s> ▁San ▁Antonio ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁To led o ▁District ▁of ▁Bel ize . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁May a ▁settlement ▁in ▁Bel ize , ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁pre domin antly ▁M op an ▁May a . ▁About ▁ 8 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁are ▁Catholic , ▁with ▁ 8 % ▁belonging ▁to ▁other ▁Christian ▁denomin ations , ▁and ▁ 4 % ▁being ▁non - den omin ational . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁ 2 9 ▁other ▁mission ▁par ishes ▁in ▁the ▁To led o ▁District , ▁it ▁is ▁past ored ▁by ▁Jes uits ▁from ▁St . ▁Peter ▁Cla ver ▁church ▁in ▁P unta ▁G ord a . ▁▁ ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁by ▁May a ▁fle eing ▁per sec ution ▁in ▁Gu atem ala . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁migration ▁which ▁also ▁included ▁Q ’ eq chi ’ ▁from ▁Al ta ▁Ver p az ▁who ▁settled ▁further ▁south ▁in ▁the ▁C rique ▁Sar co , ▁Dol ores , ▁and ▁later ▁Sar st oon , ▁Tem ash , ▁and ▁Moh o ▁River ▁areas . ▁▁▁ ▁Econom ic ▁development ▁came ▁to ▁San ▁Antonio ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁with ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁a ▁credit ▁union ▁and ▁co oper ative ▁that ▁enabled ▁vill agers ▁to ▁market ▁their ▁own ▁produce