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| View Original: | Stone archway at Mission San Francisco de la Espada, better known today simply as "Mission Espada," in San Antonio, Texas LCCN2014631941.tif.tiff (7360x4912) | |||
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| Keywords: Stone archway at Mission San Francisco de la Espada, better known today simply as "Mission Espada," in San Antonio, Texas LCCN2014631941.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Founded in 1690 by Spanish Franciscan friars as San Francisco de los Tejas near present-day Weches Texas this was the first mission in Texas The settlement was intended to convert local Native Americans to Christianity and solidify Spanish territorial claims in the New World against encroachment from France Today the structure is one of four missions that comprise San Antonio Missions National Historical Park ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Gift; The Lyda Hill Foundation; 2014; DLC/PP-2014 054 ; Forms part of Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Credit line The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division 2014 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2014631941 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/27700/27741a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 27741 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 27741 29 19 0879 0 N 98 27 0651 0 W alt 170_source exif_heading 151 34 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||