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Author : Lewis F. Fisher
Date : 1998-09-01
Page : 124
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The Spanish Missions of San Antonio Texas The Catholic ~ The Spanish Missions of San Antonio Texas About the Missions of San Antonio A chain of five missions established along the San Antonio River in the 18th century became the largest concentration of Catholic missions in North America
The Spanish Missions of San Antonio Lewis F Fisher ~ This is a concisely written lavishly illustrated account of the founding growth decline and restoration of San Antonios five Spanish colonial missions a national treasure
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park US ~ In the early 1700s Apache raided from the north deadly diseases traveled from Mexico and drought lingered Survival lay in the missions By entering a mission they foreswore their traditional life to become Spanish accepting a new religion and pledging fealty to a distant and unseen king
The Five Spanish Missions of Old San Antonio ~ The Five Spanish Missions of Old San Antonio A chain of five missions established along the San Antonio River in the 18th century became the largest concentration of Catholic missions in North America
Mission San Antonio de Valero The Alamo Spanish ~ Known today as The Alamo this Spanish mission complex was the first of the San Antonio missions founded to convert the local American Indians to Christianity The mission eventually became a community of Spanish Mexican and American Indian Catholics
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Wikipedia ~ 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 These outposts were established by Catholic religious orders to spread Christianity among the local natives These missions formed part of a colonization system that stretched across the Spanish Southwest in the 17th 18th and 19th centuries
Spanish missions in Texas Wikipedia ~ Mission San Antonio de Valero was established on May 1 1718 as the first Spanish mission along the San Antonio River It was named for San Antonio de Padua the patron saint of the missions founder Father Antonio de Olivares as well as for the viceroy of New Spain the Marquis de Valero The mission later became known as the Alamo
Our San Antonio Missions Tour ~ Established in 1720 San José y San Miguel de Aguayo is the largest mission in San Antonio Spanish designers built the mission using Texas limestone and brightly colored stucco At its height it provided sanctuary and a social and cultural community for more than 300 Indians
