Harlandale in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
The Mission Road
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El Camino de las Misiones
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
1. The Mission Road / El Camino de las Misiones Marker
This road linked the mission of San Antonio with each other and with the rest of Texas and Mexico. The Mission Road carried information, supplies and trade goods, and warnings of attack or danger. Some of the travel routes used by residents of the missions 250 years ago are still used today.
Este camino unía las misiones de San Antonio entre sí y con el resto de Texas y México, llevando información, provisiones, mercancía y advertencias de ataque o peligro. Algunas de las rutas por donde viajaban los habitantes de las misiones hace 250 años aún se usan hoy en día.
The Mission Road connected the missions of San Antonio with each other, and also helped link all the Spanish settlements in Texas with a route called the Camino Real.
El camino de las misiones conectaba las misiones de San Antonio entre sí y también ayudaba a unir todos los poblados españoles en Texas mediante una ruta llamada el Camino Real.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail series list.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker was in South Texas. It was also in the American South. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Royal Roads / El Camino Real (a few steps from this marker); San Antonio Missions / Las misiones de San Antonio (within shouting distance of this marker); Mission San José / La misión San José (within shouting distance of this marker); Mission San José / La Misión de San José (within shouting distance of this marker); Native Quarters / Los curatos de los indígenas (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Covento (about 500 feet away); Rose Window / La ventana Rosa (about 600 feet away); Fray Antonio Margil de Jesús (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Antonio.
Other markers no longer nearby. San Antonio Missions / Las misiones de San Antonio (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Convento / El convento
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
2. The Mission Road / El Camino de las Misiones Marker
Looking NNW toward entrance to the mission compound.
Also see . . . San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. (Submitted on August 3, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
3. Period Map on The Mission Road Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
4. Drawing on The Mission Road Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
5. Mission San Jose Site Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,564 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 3, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
