Author : Kerri O'Donnell
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 22,35 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1615324984
This book takes an in-depth look at the Spanish missions that once spanned the state of Texas. Some of the most striking buildings were erected and able to survive and thrive during the days of wild frontier. Interaction with Native Americans, and the role that missions played in the growth of Texas towns and cities is engagingly narrated. Frequent sidebars give readers a closer look at each mission, many of which are still standing today.
Author : James M. Day
Publisher :
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 47,40 MB
Release : 1965
Category : History
ISBN :
This book is designed to capture the true history of the missions of Texas and bring their exciting story to the general reader.
Author : Byron Browne
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,81 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1467136301
"After the conquest of Mexico by Hernan Cortaes in the sixteenth century, conquistadors and explorers poured into the territory of Nueva Espaana. The Franciscans followed in their wake but carved a different path through a harsh and often violent landscape. That heritage can still be found across Texas, behind weathered stone ruins and in the pews of ornate, immaculately maintained naves. From early structures in El Paso to later woodland sanctuaries in East Texas, these missions anchored communities and, in many cases, still serve them today. Author Byron Browne reconnoiters these iconic landmarks and their lasting legacy."
Author : Luis Torres
Publisher : Western National Parks Association
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 26,26 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781877856174
Describes the history of the Spanish missions in the San Antonio, Texas, area, now preserved as the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.
Author : Lee Panich
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 13,56 MB
Release : 2014-04-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0816530513
Indigenous Landscapes and Spanish Missions offers a holistic view on the consequences of mission enterprises and how native peoples actively incorporated Spanish colonialism into their own landscapes. An innovative reorientation spanning the northern limits of Spanish colonialism, this volume brings together a variety of archaeologists focused on placing indigenous agency in the foreground of mission interpretation.
Author : Edward Werner Heusinger
Publisher :
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 18,29 MB
Release : 1936
Category : Missions
ISBN :
Author : Luis Torres
Publisher : Texas Tech University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 20,42 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 9780896723788
Provides interviews with members of the San Antonio community who are involved in building, using, and preserving four historic Spanish colonial missions.
Author : Benedict Leutenegger
Publisher :
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 50,45 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN :
Author : Megan Gendell
Publisher : Children's Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,65 MB
Release : 2010
Category : California
ISBN : 9780531212400
Describes the daily life of people who settled in the California missions, why the missions were built, and explores the reasons for the end of the mission era.
Author : Robert S. Weddle
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 19,83 MB
Release : 2010-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0292785615
Winner, Presidio La Bahia Award, Sons of the Republic of Texas, 1978 In their efforts to assert dominion over vast reaches of the (now U.S.) Southwest in the seventeenth century, the Spanish built a series of far-flung missions and presidios at strategic locations. One of the most important of these was San Juan Bautista del Río Grande, located at the present-day site of Guerrero in Coahuila, Mexico. Despite its significance as the main entry point into Spanish Texas during the colonial period, San Juan Bautista was generally forgotten until the first publication of this book in 1968. Weddle's narrative is a fascinating chronicle of the many religious, military, colonial, and commerical expeditions that passed through San Juan and a valuable addition to knowledge of the Spanish borderlands. It won the Texas Institute of Letters Amon G. Carter Award for Best Southwest History in 1969.
