This concise and lavishly illustrated account balances the significant history of the San Antonio's missions' founding and their original function with the stories of their subsequent decay and eventual restoration. New drawings depict all five mission compounds as they first appeared. Built in the eighteenth century by Franciscan friars and Native American converts, San Antonio's five missions form the largest such cluster in the United States. One is preserved as the Alamo, the others make up San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.
- ISBN13 9781595347138
- Publish Date 21 January 2010 (first published 1 October 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Trinity University Press,U.S.
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 112
- Language English