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Mission San Francisco de la Espada
The church of Mission San Francisco de la Espada.
Religion
AffiliationCatholic (Roman Rite)
Location
LocationSan Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Mission San Francisco de la Espada is located in Texas
Mission San Francisco de la Espada
Shown within Texas
Geographic coordinates29°19′04″N 98°27′00″W / 29.317833°N 98.449968°W / 29.317833; -98.449968
Architecture
StyleSpanish Colonial
CompletedFounded 1690
UNESCO World Heritage Site
CriteriaCultural: (ii)
Designated2015 (39th session)
Parent listingSan Antonio Missions
Reference no.1466-001
State PartyMission San Francisco de la Espada United States
RegionEurope and North America
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
DesignatedFebruary 23, 1972; January 28, 1974
Reference no.72001351; 74002324

Mission San Francisco de la Espada (also Mission Espada) is a Roman Rite Catholic mission established in 1690 by Spain and relocated in 1731 to present-day San Antonio, Texas, in what was then known as northern New Spain. 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.[1] Today, the structure is one of four missions that comprise San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.

  1. ^ Hinojosa, Gilberto M. (January 1, 1990). "Friars and Indians: Towards a Perspective of Cultural Interaction in the San Antonio Mission". U.S. Catholic Historian. 9 (1/2): 7–26. JSTOR 25146234.

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