Mission San Jose

National Park Svc is located at 6701 San Jose Dr, San Antonio, TX. This location is in the East Pyron neighborhood. This business specializes in Outdoor Parks.

There's usually a sno-cone and ice cream truck parked by the Espada Aqueduct.

The active parish includes several descendants of the original mission inhabitants.

Known as the "Queen of the Missions", this is the largest of the missions and was almost fully restored to its original design in the...

The Alamo was just the first of five missions established by the Franciscans along the San Antonio River to Christianize the native population. The four other missions, which now fall under the aegis of the National Park Service, are still active parishes, run in cooperation with the Archdiocese of San Antonio. But the missions were more than churches: They were whole communities. The Park...

Overview
The story of San Antonio begins with the establishment of the missions in the early to mid-1700s. Since that time, they've become so interwoven into the fabric of the community...

Beyond the Alamo
The crown jewel of San Antonio's Mission Trail, San Jose is the best preserved of the five missions that dot the bends of the San Antonio River. On the city's South...

The wilderness that is now known as San Antonio and South Texas was primarily settled by Spanish Catholic priests. And apparently priests with exquisite taste in architecture. Mission Concepcion, Mission San Jose, Mission San Juan and Mission Espada, the four historical missions that compose what is known as the Mission Trail, all possess very distinct and beautiful detailing in their designs...