Monochrome Image of Spanish Mission Window
by David and Carol Kelly
Title
Monochrome Image of Spanish Mission Window
Artist
David and Carol Kelly
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This black and white image of a Spanish Mission window is in one of the San Antonio Missions.
Most Americans know the clarion call "Remember the Alamo!" and have a hazy recollection that the "fort" originally had been built as a Spanish mission. What is less well known outside the Southwest is that the Mission San Antonio de Valero--the Alamo--was only one of a chain of missions strung along the San Antonio River. Established between 1718 and 1731, these missions were built not only to spread the faith of the conquistadors, but also to serve multiple foreign policy objectives for the Spanish government.
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May 25th, 2021
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