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Mission Espada, Bexar County, Texas. The southernmost in a string of five missions in San Antonio, founded by the Spanish in the 1700's. Mission Espada was originally founded in 1690 in east Texas, but due to continuing problems the mission was relocated to its present location on the San Antonio River south of Loop 410 in 1731, formally named Mission San Francisco de la Espada.
The mission is part of the San Antonio Missions National Historic Park, and features the chapel, the surrounding grounds (mostly just rock outlines of buildings and walls), and a small visitor's center. A couple miles to the north is the Espada Aqueduct (closer to Mission San Juan), which tamed the water supply to feed the nearby crops and fields - pictures of the aqueduct are in a separate photoset. Also nearby: a few photos of the Mission Espada Cemetery.
This is just a quick description - I plan on writing up a longer, more detailed description later. Photos taken February 14th and August 13th, 2008.
missionespada70
Mission Espada, Bexar County, Texas. The southernmost in a string of five missions in San Antonio, founded by the Spanish in the 1700's. Mission Espada was originally founded in 1690 in east Texas, but due to continuing problems the mission was relocated to its present location on the San Antonio River south of Loop 410 in 1731, formally named Mission San Francisco de la Espada.
The mission is part of the San Antonio Missions National Historic Park, and features the chapel, the surrounding grounds (mostly just rock outlines of buildings and walls), and a small visitor's center. A couple miles to the north is the Espada Aqueduct (closer to Mission San Juan), which tamed the water supply to feed the nearby crops and fields - pictures of the aqueduct are in a separate photoset. Also nearby: a few photos of the Mission Espada Cemetery.
This is just a quick description - I plan on writing up a longer, more detailed description later. Photos taken February 14th and August 13th, 2008.