UNESCO - San Antonio - Mission San José Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - San Antonio Missions - Mission San José - 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 José y San Miguel de Aguayo is an historic Catholic mission in San Antonio and it was founded on February 23, 1720, because Mission San Antonio de Valero had become overcrowded shortly after its founding with refugees from the closed East Texas missions. Name: San Antonio Missions Site: Mission San José Country: United State of America Location: Texas Inscription: 2015 Category: Cultural (ii) Unesco Ref: 1466-003 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side