A New God and King
After 10,000 years, the people of South Texas found their cultures, their very lives under attack. In the early 1700s Apache raided from the north, deadly diseases traveled from Mexico, and drought lingered. Survival lay in the missions. By entering a mission, they foreswore their traditional life to become Spanish, accepting a new religion and pledging fealty to a distant and unseen king.
17 Nov 2014We took in all 5 of the Missions in San Antonio, yes there are 5 counting that Mission in downtown San Antonio - Mission San Antonio de Valero better known as the Alamo. The four Missions under the Park Service are all unique in their current state of preservation but still have active congregations. We enjoyed the movie offered at Mission San Jose and were able to tie these Missions to our visit of the Missions in Tucson AZ. We took in Mission Concepcion first. Its the northern most unit, but you can start at the main VC at Mission San Jose to take in the movie then head out from there
We are trying something new ---- click on the link below to see all of the pictures for this park. ( there over 170 ) so enjoy.
Click here for photos of our visit
NPS website
Our 108th NPS Unit
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