San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

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1983
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: a
commitment to research
Gilberto R. Cruz
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THE
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK:
A Commitment to Research
1983

SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK;
A Commitment to Research
by
GILBERTO R. CRUZ
Park Historian
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
1983
LEBCO Graphics San Antonio, Texas
COVER PHOTO
Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo,
San Antonio, Texas established in 1720
Photo: San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.
In commemoration of the signing
of the
Cooperative Agreements of February 20, 1983
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
San Antonio, Texas
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The San Antonio Missions have had an incalculable spiritual, historical
and cultural influence on the early development of civilized society in South
Texas. As efforts at restoring, preserving and interpreting the missions
continue to grow, contemporary San Antonio will come to appreciate even
more the timeless message they were designed to convey. These 18th century
monuments of art and architecture proclaim with the thunder of silence
their own intrinsic value.
Mission La Punsima Concepcion
San Antonio, Texas, established in 1731.
Photo: San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
IV
Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo
San Antonio, Texas, established in 1720.
Photo: San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Mission San Juan Capistrano
San Antonio, Texas, established in 1731
Photo: San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.
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Mission San Francisco de La Espada
San Antonio, Texas, established in 1731
Photo: San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
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