A new church of adobes, with a tile roof, was completed in 1793, and that same year a portico was added to its front.
In 1830 Padre Martinez was banished to Madrid, and at this time the buildings at San Luis were already falling into decay, as the padre, with far-seeing eye, was assured that the politicians had nothing but evil in store for them.

Consequently, he did not keep up things as he otherwise would have done.

He was an outspoken, frank, fearless man, and this undoubtedly led to his being chosen as the example necessary to restrain the other padres from too great freedom of speech and manner.
In 1834 San Luis had 264 neophytes, though after secularization the number was gradually reduced until, in 1840, there were but 170 left.
The order of secularization was put into effect in 1835 by Manuel Jimeno Casarin.

The inventory of the property in 1836 showed $70,000.

In 1839 it was $60,000.