UNESCO - San Antonio - Mission Espada Briefkaart

UNESCO WHS Serie - San Antonio Missies - Mission Espada - The site encompasses a group of 5 grenzen complexe missie situated along a stretch of the San Antonio River basin in southern Texas, as well as a ranch. Het omvat architectonische en archaeologische structuren, farmlands, residencies, churches and granaries, as well as water distribusystemen. The complexe were built by Franciscan missionaries in the 18th century and illustrate the Spanish Crown's inspanning to kolonize. Mission San Francisco de la Espada is a Roman Rite Catholic mission established in 1690 by Spain and relocated in 1731 to present-day San Antonio. The mission was built in order to convert local Native Americans to Christianity and solidify Spanish territorial claims in the New World against encroachment from France. Name: San Antonio Missies Site: Mission Espada Country: United State of America Location: Texas Inschrijving: 2015 Category: Cultural (ii) Unesco Ref: 1466-001 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more information about the side