Of Various Magnificence: The Architectural History of the San Antonio Missions in the Colonial Period and the Nineteenth Century
Thurber MB, Escobedo S, Ireland T, Ivey JE. 1993. Of Various Magnificence: The Architectural History of the San Antonio Missions in the Colonial Period and the Nineteenth Century. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is a National Historical Park and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserving four of the five Spanish frontier missions in San Antonio, Texas, USA. These outposts were established by Catholic religious orders to spread Christianity among the local natives. These missions formed part of a colonization system that stretched across the Spanish Southwest in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Thurber, Marlys; Escobedo, Santiago; Ireland, Tom; Ivey, James
- Date of Issue
- 1993
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- IMR , SAAN