Mission Espada
E92037
Roman Catholic mission
Spanish colonial mission
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
historic site
tourist attraction
Mission Espada is a historic 18th-century Spanish colonial mission in San Antonio, Texas, known as part of the San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic mission
ⓘ
Spanish colonial mission ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Spanish Colonial ⓘ |
| builder |
Spanish colonial administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish colonial authorities
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse |
active parish church
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| foundedAs | Mission San Francisco de la Espada ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Franciscan Order
ⓘ
Spanish Franciscans ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1731 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Espada Aqueduct
ⓘ
acequia system ⓘ bell tower ⓘ chapel ⓘ convento ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ granary ⓘ irrigation ditches ⓘ mission compound ⓘ stone church ⓘ stone entrance gate ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bexar County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Antonio NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| locatedOn | San Antonio River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ |
| operator | National Park Service ⓘ |
| originalFoundationYear | 1690 ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
East Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Texas
|
| partOf |
Archdiocese of San Antonio
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park ⓘ San Antonio Missions National Historical Park ⓘ
surface form:
San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| relocatedIn | 1731 ⓘ |
| significantEvent | secularization of the mission in the 19th century ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2015 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christianization of Indigenous peoples
ⓘ
Spanish colonial settlement ⓘ agricultural production ⓘ religious instruction ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.