Church
Mission San Jose Church
9 locals recommend,
Location
701 E Pyron Ave
San Antonio, TX
Harlandale
Tips from locals
One of 5 historic missions in San Antonio. The most well perserved. First best stop for history buffs wanting to learn more about our historic city.
Really takes you back a few hundred years into what life might have been like back then. Nice grounds to walk around on and offer church services on the weekend.
The mission was founded on February 23, 1720, because Mission San Antonio de Valero had become overcrowded shortly after its founding with refugees from the closed East Texas missions. Father Antonio Margil received permission from the governor of Coahuila and Texas, the Marquis de San Miguel de Aguayo, to build a new mission 5 miles (8 km) south of San Antonio de Valero.[2] Like San Antonio de Valero, Mission San José served the Coahuiltecan Indians. The first buildings, made of brush, straw, and mud, were quickly replaced by large stone structures, including guest rooms, offices, a dining room, and a pantry. A heavy outer wall was built around the main part of the mission, and rooms for 35
The mission was founded on February 23, 1720, because Mission San Antonio de Valero had become overcrowded shortly after its founding with refugees from the closed East Texas missions. Father Antonio Margil received permission from the governor of Coahuila and Texas, the Marquis de San Miguel de Agu…