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Showing posts with label Missions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Missions. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña

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Mission Concepcion was established on this site in 1731 when Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion de los Hainais was relocated...
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Friday, March 20, 2015

The Battle of the Alamo hasn't ended

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Before I move onto the next post, I feel that I would be remiss if I did not continue just a bit with the last post.  While it focused on wh...
Sunday, November 17, 2013

Mission San Francisco de la Espada

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Mission Espada is the farthest south of the five missions the Spaniards established in the San Antonio area.  Today the peacefulness of...
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Monday, June 10, 2013

Mission San Jose revisited

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I began this blog with two posts about Mission San Jose.   The restoration work being done on the side of the chapel is finished, so I w...
Friday, March 22, 2013

Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo part 2

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As I drove up to the mission I had to stop to make this picture because I had the sudden realization that this was exactly the view that...
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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo (part 1)

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   Mission San Jose was established in 1720, by the Catholic Church and Spain for the purpose of transforming natives into loyal, pr...
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I am captivated by the small, simple things of life and am always surprised by the joy they bring to me upon their discovery. In the past few years I have found enjoyment in sharing them with others through the written word and photographs. This blog is a creative effort that reflects the things I love, both great and small. Sometimes I share other subjects, but always in the spirit of bringing peace and joy to the reader.
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