Mission San José (Texas)
Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo | |
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"Queen of the Missions" | |
Roman Catholic | |
Location | |
Location | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
Geographic coordinates | 29°21′44″N 98°28′47″W / 29.36222°N 98.47972°W |
Architecture | |
Style | Spanish Colonial |
Groundbreaking | Founded 1720; Work began in 1768 |
Completed | 1782 |
Criteria | Cultural: (ii) |
Designated | 2015 (39th session) |
Parent listing | San Antonio Missions |
Reference no. | 1466-003 |
State Party | United States |
Region | Europe and North America |
Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo is an historic
The mission was founded on February 23, 1720, because
A new church, which is still standing, was constructed in 1768 from local limestone.[4] The mission lands were given to its Natives in 1794, and mission activities officially ended in 1824. After that, the buildings were home to soldiers, the homeless, and bandits. Starting in 1933, the Civil Works Administration and then the Works Progress Administration provided the labor to rebuild and restore the grounds of the mission. Some of the funding for the restoration came from money allotted by the United States for the Texas Centennial Exposition held in Dallas in 1936. The mission walls and Indian quarters were re-built, and the granary was restored.
The church facade features from the top: a cross, representing Jesus Christ,
Mission San José is now part of the
Today the mission is an active parish, and is staffed by the Order of Friars Minor. The current pastor is Fr. Rogelio Martinez, OFM.
See also
- Spanish missions in Texas
- Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña; also Mission Concepcion
- Mission San Juan Capistrano
- Mission San Francisco de la Espada
- Espada Acequia
- Ethel Wilson Harris House
References
- ISBN 0-89672-125-6.
- ISBN 1-57168-197-3.
- ^ Maxwell (1998), p. 29.
- ^ Maxwell (1998), p. 30.
- ^ "Pedro Huizar". Portal Sculpture. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "The Rose Window". Mission San Jose. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Ben Olivo, "It's time to raise the bar on the mission experience", San Antonio Express-News, October 18, 2015, p. 1, A24
External links
- Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo at the National Park Service
- Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo at the Handbook of Texas Online
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