San Jose Mission in San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
by Shawn O'Brien
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San Jose Mission in San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Artist
Shawn O'Brien
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Photograph - Fine Art Print
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Exterior profile of San Jose Mission in San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, San Antonio, Texas, USA. More Missions photos can be found in my San Antonio, Texas gallery.
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Mission San Jos� y San Miguel de Aguayo is a historic Catholic mission in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The mission 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. Father Antonio Margil received permission from the governor of Coahuila and Texas, the Marquis de San Miguel de Aguayo, to build a new mission 5 miles (8 km) south of San Antonio de Valero. Like San Antonio de Valero, Mission San Jos� served the Coahuiltecan Indians. The first buildings, made of brush, straw, and mud, were quickly replaced by large stone structures, including guest rooms, offices, a dining room, and a pantry. A heavy outer wall was built around the main part of the mission, and rooms for 350 Indians were built into the walls.
A new church, which is still standing, was constructed in 1768 from local limestone. The mission lands were given to its Indians in 1794, and mission activities officially ended in 1824. After that, the buildings were home to soldiers, the homeless, and bandits. It was restored in the 1930s and is now part of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.
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