Of the five Spanish missions located on "Mission Trail" in San Antonio, the Mission San Jose is the most beautiful and complete. A national park is located on site. This still active working Catholic parish is filled most days with school groups on the ubiquitous school tour for all seventh graders in Texas. Once inside the park, you will see the garrison surrounding the Mission. It is here that you can see the aim and purpose of these missions, to protect the Spanish lands in what would become the state of Texas. You can see old bread ovens, wells, and soldier's quarters. Plan to spend about two hours on site. There is a small store to purchase something to drink. If you go in the late spring or in summer, it will be hot! Entrance to the park is free. In fact, you can visit all the missions for free.Saturday, January 10, 2009
Mission San Jose-San Antonio, Texas
Of the five Spanish missions located on "Mission Trail" in San Antonio, the Mission San Jose is the most beautiful and complete. A national park is located on site. This still active working Catholic parish is filled most days with school groups on the ubiquitous school tour for all seventh graders in Texas. Once inside the park, you will see the garrison surrounding the Mission. It is here that you can see the aim and purpose of these missions, to protect the Spanish lands in what would become the state of Texas. You can see old bread ovens, wells, and soldier's quarters. Plan to spend about two hours on site. There is a small store to purchase something to drink. If you go in the late spring or in summer, it will be hot! Entrance to the park is free. In fact, you can visit all the missions for free.
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This is something that has become an interest of mine here in California. In my 5 years out here (I was stationed in Monterey before I came to San Diego), I've visited 13 missions out here. One year, I drove down to Los Angeles and went to Easter Mass at Mission San Juan Capistrano. No, the swallows hadn't returned.
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