These small settlements were to be self sufficient, at minimum and, over time they were expected to participate in local, regional trade and to contribute to the Spanish Empire. Soldiers were assigned to missions for protection and to expand Spanish influence in the region.
San Antonio's Mission Trail starts at the Alamo and heads south for ten miles. The four Missions are a National Historic Park and a Wold Heritage Site.
about three miles south
of the Alamo.
Part of the stone walls
that surround the
Mission.
Priests, Nuns, soldiers and Native Americans lived at the Mission. There were buildings for horses, farm animals, a grainery, etc.
Construction started on this,
stone church around 1740.
It was dedicated in 1755.
Because Mission Concepcion was built on bedrock, very little reconstruction has been done over its 262 years.
Careful restoration of
the internal Frescoes
is underway.
Eric looks up....
... at the Sun that oversees
this room.
As we stand in a doorway,
Eric takes this photo
of our shadows on
stone floor.
The original Holy Water
Font is not in use.
Holy Water is available in
this free standing font.
Votive Candles sit beneath
a Crucifix.
A portrait of the Virgin Mary
sits to the right.
A small side Chapel
The Sanctuary has a
portrait of Jesus
above the Altar.
Eric waits for me at the
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