San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
National Register of Historic Places

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Listed
November 10, 1978
Type
District
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
78003147

About this property

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, US. 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. In geographic order from north (upstream of the San…

Location

San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
29.33306, -98.45756

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 78003147. It was listed on November 10, 1978.

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Hangar 9
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1.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Conception (Texas Revolution)
1835Early Republic
1.6 mi
Battle of Concepción
1835Early Republic
3.6 mi
Grass Fight (1835)
1835Early Republic
4.5 mi
Battle of Concepcion (Oct 1835)
1835Early Republic
4.7 mi
Battle of Concepción (October 28, 1835)
1835Early Republic
5.8 mi

Questions about this property

When was San Antonio Missions National Historical Park listed on the National Register?

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1978.

What type of historic resource is San Antonio Missions National Historical Park?

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for San Antonio Missions National Historical Park?

The period of significance for San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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