Mission San Francisco de la Espada

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Catholic mission Spanish mission church building historic site

Mission San Francisco de la Espada is a historic 18th-century Spanish Catholic mission in San Antonio, Texas, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and role in the Spanish colonization of the region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Mission San Francisco de la Espada canonical	3
Misión San Francisco de la Espada	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic mission ⓘ Spanish mission ⓘ church building ⓘ historic site ⓘ
affiliation	Archdiocese of San Antonio ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Mission Revival elements ⓘ Spanish Colonial architecture ⓘ
builtFor	Spanish colonization of Texas ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
currentUse	active parish church ⓘ museum site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
foundedAs	Mission San Francisco de los Tejas ⓘ
foundedBy	Franciscan Order ⓘ Spanish Franciscans ⓘ
hasFeature	Espada Aqueduct ⓘ acequia system ⓘ arched entryway ⓘ bell tower ⓘ chapel ⓘ convento (mission residence) ⓘ irrigation ditches ⓘ stone church ⓘ
hasNameInEnglish	Mission San Francisco de la Espada self-link ⓘ
hasNameInSpanish	Mission San Francisco de la Espada self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Misión San Francisco de la Espada
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ National Register of Historic Places ⓘ surface form: U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn	Bexar County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ San Antonio, Texas ⓘ Texas ⓘ
locatedNear	Mission Concepción ⓘ surface form: Mission Concepción (San Antonio) Mission San José ⓘ surface form: Mission San José (San Antonio) Mission San Juan Capistrano (Texas) ⓘ surface form: Mission San Juan Capistrano (San Antonio)
locatedOnRiver	San Antonio River ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
operator	National Park Service ⓘ Archdiocese of San Antonio ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio
partOf	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park ⓘ surface form: San Antonio Missions San Antonio Missions National Historical Park ⓘ
purpose	Christianization of Indigenous peoples ⓘ settlement and defense of Spanish frontier ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholicism
significance	example of 18th-century Spanish frontier mission ⓘ oldest of the San Antonio missions in its original location ⓘ
worldHeritageSiteOf	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site "San Antonio Missions"

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mission Espada → foundedAs → Mission San Francisco de la Espada ⓘ

Espada Aqueduct → associatedWith → Mission San Francisco de la Espada ⓘ

Mission San Francisco de la Espada → hasNameInEnglish → Mission San Francisco de la Espada self-link ⓘ

Mission San Francisco de la Espada → hasNameInSpanish → Mission San Francisco de la Espada self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Misión San Francisco de la Espada