San Antonio Missions

​San Antonio Missions

​Missions of Texas

Find the location of the San Antonio Missions on the map.

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Read about

San Antonio

de Valero

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When was the mission San Antonio de Valero established?

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The mission San Antonio de Valero was built along the ___ _______ River.

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San Antonio de Valero became the center for the Battle of the _____ on March 6, 1836.

"El Alamo" by Castroville artist Theodore Gentilz, showing view of the unfinished church, ca. 1840s, following the siege of the Alamo. The church was used as part of the defensive fortifications during the battle

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Examples of tools and weaponry made by mission Indians at Mission San Antonio de Valero

The Alamo shrine as it appears today, bearing the front parapet built by the U.S. Army to cover the unfinished pitch roof of the original structure.

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Read about Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo

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When was Mission San Jose founded?

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Mission San Jose was established by Fray Antonio Margil de Jesus.

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Mission San Jose provided the strongest garrison against raids from the Caddo and Tigua.

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• False

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San Jose becomes known as the "_____ of the Missions."

Views of Mission San Jose.

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In its original state, the church was covered in brightly painted plaster, as evidenced in the photo of a church wall in bottom row, middle, and reconstructed in the scene at left, a painting by artist Ernst Schuchard.

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At right, a row of doorways to the Indian quarters

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Read about Mission San Juan Capistrano

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What did Mission San Juan supply the region with?

Read about Mission Concepcion

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Mission Concepcion is the older unrestored stone church in America.

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​Read about Mission Espada

Multiple Choice

Which mission was the first mission in Texas?

• San Antonio de Valero

• Mission Concepcion

• Mission San Jose

• Mission Espada

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Where are all the missions you read about today located?

• El Paso

• San Antonio

• Austin

• Dallas