Mission San Jose - San Antonio, TX

A chain of five missions established along the San Antonio River in the 18th century became the largest concentration of Catholic missions in North America. The first and today the most widely known of these missions was San Antonio de Valero, commonly called the Alamo.

Soon after the building of the Alamo, a second mission was founded in 1720 about five miles downstream. Named San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo, this new mission was established by Fray Antonio Margil de Jesus, who had previously left a failed mission in East Texas. A model among the Texas missions, San Jose in San Antonio gained a reputation as a major social and cultural center. It also provided the strongest garrison among the San Antonio missions against raids from Indians.

Today the religious facilities of Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo, also known as the "Queen of the Missions", are maintained by the Franciscans and is maintained by the National Park Service.

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