San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

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San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is a U.S. National Historical Park in Texas that preserves four Spanish colonial frontier missions and showcases the region’s early colonial and religious history.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historical Park
protected area
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Mission Revival (restoration elements)
Spanish Colonial architecture
associatedWith Archdiocese of San Antonio
category National Historical Parks of the United States
Parks in San Antonio, Texas
Spanish missions in Texas
contains defensive walls
granaries
historic churches
irrigation ditches (acequias)
workshops
country United States of America
designation U.S. National Historical Park
established 1978
establishedBy United States Congress
followsWatercourse San Antonio River
governingBody U.S. Department of the Interior
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.nps.gov/saan/index.htm
hasReligiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church
hasVisitorCenter San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Visitor Center
heritage Catholic missionary
Spanish colonial
includes Mission Concepción
Mission Espada
Mission San José
Mission San Juan Capistrano
locatedIn Bexar County, Texas NERFINISHED
San Antonio NERFINISHED
Texas
managingAgency National Park Service
nearestCity San Antonio, Texas NERFINISHED
offers cultural demonstrations
guided tours
historical exhibits
openToPublic yes
partiallyOverlaps San Antonio River Walk Mission Reach
partOf San Antonio Missions World Heritage Site
purpose interpretation of early colonial history
interpretation of religious history
preservation of Spanish colonial frontier missions
significantFor Spanish colonization of the American Southwest
interaction between Spanish settlers and Indigenous peoples
irrigation acequia systems
timePeriodRepresented 18th century
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 2015
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus World Heritage Site

Referenced by (12)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mission Concepción
Mission Concepción ("San Antonio Missions")
Mission Concepción ("UNESCO World Heritage Site "San Antonio Missions"")
Mission Espada
Mission Espada ("San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site")
Mission San José
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park ("San Antonio Missions World Heritage Site")
The Alamo ("San Antonio Missions World Heritage Site")
partOf
San Antonio
hasLandmark
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park ("San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Visitor Center")
hasVisitorCenter
National Historical Parks of the United States
includesExample
San Antonio River Walk
near

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