San Antonio Missions National Historic Park, San Antonio, Texas, USA

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is a National Historical Park and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserving four of the five Spanish frontier missions in San Antonio, Texas, USA. 453

San Antonio Missions National Historic Park: 6701 San Jose Dr, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Date Picture Taken: July 2022

These outposts were established by Catholic religious orders to spread Christianity among the local natives.

Mission Concepcion

Out of six missions built during the time, only five survived: the Alamo, Mission Concepcion, Mission San Jose, Mission San Juan, and Mission Espada. The last four missions are covered in this post since the Alamo is covered in another post.

Each mission is separated by about 3 miles along the San Antonio River.

It is a wedding day for someone.

Mission San Jose

Mission San Juan

Exiting from the mission

From outside of the wall

Inside again

There is a cluster of houses in one corner of the mission.

Espada Mission