Mission San Jose #1

San Antonio Missions in Texas 2005

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November 26th 2005
I decided to visit the San Antonio Missions Historical Park on my home to Laredo, TX for Thanksgiving. There are 4 missions in total, Mission Concepcion (1731), Mission San Jose (1720), Mission San Juan (1731), and Mission Espada (1731). All are located in San Antonio and all were built by Spain to help convert the local Native American population to Catholicism in the 1700's. South Texas has ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more