UNESCO - San Antonio - Mission Espada Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - San Antonio Missions - Mission Espada - The site encompasses a group of 5 frontier mission complexes situated along a stretch of the San Antonio River basin in southern Texas, as well as a ranch. It includes architectural and archaeological structures, farmlands, residencies, churches and granaries, as well as water distribution systems. The complexes were built by Franciscan missionaries in the 18th century and illustrate the Spanish Crown’s efforts to colonize. Mission San Francisco de la Espada is a Roman Rite Catholic mission established in 1690 by Spain and relocated in 1731 to present-day San Antonio. The mission was built in order to convert local Native Americans to Christianity and solidify Spanish territorial claims in the New World against encroachment from France. Name: San Antonio Missions Site: Mission Espada Country: United State of America Location: Texas Inscription: 2015 Category: Cultural (ii) Unesco Ref: 1466-001 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side