| Jan's Photos of Mission San Jose, San Antonio Texas, 1994 |
My love affair with Spanish missions and European
cathedrals began with my trip here with "Miss
Minnie" Henderson's Spanish Club about 1958. I now
have more photos of missions and cathedrals than I
know what to do with!
Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo was the
second of the San Antonio missions (after Mission
San Antonio de Valera, a.k.a. The Alamo) founded in
the early 1700s by a Spanish Franciscan missionary.
It is known as "The Queen of the Missions" for its
size.
National Park Service Info on Mission San Jose
Google San Jose Mission for a map and directions.
cathedrals began with my trip here with "Miss
Minnie" Henderson's Spanish Club about 1958. I now
have more photos of missions and cathedrals than I
know what to do with!
Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo was the
second of the San Antonio missions (after Mission
San Antonio de Valera, a.k.a. The Alamo) founded in
the early 1700s by a Spanish Franciscan missionary.
It is known as "The Queen of the Missions" for its
size.
National Park Service Info on Mission San Jose
Google San Jose Mission for a map and directions.
Miss Minnie told us the
Legend of the Virgin of
Guadalupe, Patron Saint
of Mexico and The
Americas... so, of course, I
had to go to Mexico City
to the Basilica of
Guadalupe to see the
Shrine for myself. Tomie
de Paola has a lovely
children's book of the
story which you can buy
on Amazon.
Legend of the Virgin of
Guadalupe, Patron Saint
of Mexico and The
Americas... so, of course, I
had to go to Mexico City
to the Basilica of
Guadalupe to see the
Shrine for myself. Tomie
de Paola has a lovely
children's book of the
story which you can buy
on Amazon.
Consider the effort and talent that went into
these carvings in wood and stone. Long ago,
the floors and many of the carvings were
painted, as you can see by what remains on the
floor at right.
these carvings in wood and stone. Long ago,
the floors and many of the carvings were
painted, as you can see by what remains on the
floor at right.
At left are the arches of
the convent, the two-story
structure which housed
the missionaries.
the convent, the two-story
structure which housed
the missionaries.
This is called La Ventana de Rosa, The Rose
Window or Rose's Window. It's where the
missionaries presented the host to their
charges. There's a legend that the sculptor
named it for his lady love, Rosa. You decide.
Window or Rose's Window. It's where the
missionaries presented the host to their
charges. There's a legend that the sculptor
named it for his lady love, Rosa. You decide.
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