Southside in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
San Antonio Missions
Photographed By James Hulse, December 27, 2022
1. San Antonio Missions Marker
The missions of San Antonio were far more than just churches, they were communities. Each was a fortified village, with its own church, farm, and ranch. Here, Franciscan friars gathered native peoples, converted them to Catholicism, taught them to live as Spaniards, and helped maintain Spanish control over the Texas frontier.The Franciscans established six missions along the San Antonio River in the early 1700s. Five of them flourished and, with the Villa de San Fernando, became the foundation of the city of San Antonio. Today the missions are elegant reminders of the contribution of Indian and Hispanic peoples to the history of the United States.
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1. The National Park Service maintains and preserves the mission sites through cooperative agree- ments with the Archdiocese of San Antonio and the State of Texas. The mission churches remain active centers of worship.
2. Mission Concepción, the best preserved of the missions.
3. The Espada Aqueduct was part of an extensive system of acequias (irrigation ditches) that watered the mission's fields.
4. Mission San Francisco de la
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5. The Alamo - established in 1718 as Mission San Antonio de Valero. The Daughters of the Republic of Texas maintain this site as a memorial to Texas Independence.
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Las misiones de San Antonio eran mucho más que solamente templos. Cada misión era una comunidad entera - una aldea fortificada con su propia iglesia, granja y rancho. Aquí los frailes concentraron los indígenas, los convirtieron al catolicismo y les ense - ñaron a vivir como ciudadanos españoles, ayudando a mantener el dominio español en la frontera de Texas.
A principios del siglo XVIII los frailes franciscanos establecieron seis misiones a lo largo del río San Antonio. Cinco de ellas florecieron. Junto con la villa de San Fernando, las misiones formaron los cimientos de la ciudad de San Antonio. Hoy día las misiones son recordatorios elegantes de las contribuciones indígenas e hispanas a la historia de los Estados Unidos.
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1. El National Park Service mantiene y conserva los recintos de las misiones a través de acuerdos de cooperación con la arquidiócesis de San Antonio y el estado de Texas. Las iglesias permanecen activas como centros de adoración.
2. La misión Concepción es la mejor preservada de las
Photographed By James Hulse, December 27, 2022
2. The San Antonio Missions Marker at the Mission San Juan
3. El acueducto de Espada era parte de un extenso sistema de acequias que regaban las labores de la misión de Espada.
4. De las tres misiones establecidas en 1731, la misión San Francisco de la Espada fue la última.
5. El Álamo fue fundado en 1718 como la misión San Antonio de Valero. La asociación de las Hijas de la República de Texas mantiene este sitio histórico. como un monumento a la independencia de Texas.
Erected by National Park Service - San Antonio Missions.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Hispanic Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1718.
Location. 29° 19.997′ N, 98° 27.281′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Southside. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Graf Road and Mission Road. The marker is located at the north entrance to the Mission San Juan. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9101 Graf Road, San Antonio TX 78223, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hub of Commerce (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Sacred Place (about 300 feet away); Mission San Juan Capistrano (about 400 feet away); Mission San Juan
Photographed By James Hulse, December 27, 2022
3. The entrance to the San Juan Mission
Also see . . . Mission San Juan. San Antonio Missions - World Heritage
Mission San Juan Capistrano moved to the San Antonio River from East Texas on March 5, 1731. The unfinished church was utilized as a cemetery and some of the original mission residents were buried there. Today, many of the parishioners are descendants of the original inhabitants of the mission. The Yanaguana Trail along the San Antonio River at the mission is a shaded, paved walkway among trees and vegetation that show you what the riverbank was like 300 years ago. The San Juan Acequia has been restored to use for watering the Spanish Colonial Demonstration Farm.(Submitted on January 3, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed By James Hulse, December 27, 2022
4. The inside view of the Mission San Juan Church
Photographed By James Hulse, December 27, 2022
5. Mission San Juan Church
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 3, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
