... Lovely vintage poster postcard printed by Lantern Press... Mission San Jose is the centerpiece of the San Antonio Mission NHP and used as the model for the other Texas missions... it gained a reputation as a major social and cultural center... the imposing complex of stone walls, bastions, granary and magnificent church became known as the "Queen of the Missions"... the most important structure to all the missions was the church... Mission San Jose’s church features a rose window known as the premier example of Spanish Colonial ornamentation in the USA... Thanks a lot Elena!(✿◠‿◠)
A chain of five missions was established by Franciscan Order along the San Antonio River in the early 1700’s to evangelize the indigenous Coahuiltecan population and became the largest concentration of Catholic missions in North America. Mission San Jose was founded by Fray Antonio Margil de Jesus in 1720.
The five missions were meant to be self-sustaining communities. There were farmlands, residences, churches, workshops, wells and water distribution systems. The decoration of the churches combined Catholic symbols with indigenous natural design.
Included are: Mission Valero, Mission Concepción, Mission San José, Mission San Juan, Mission Espada and Rancho de las Cabra.
In 2015, the missions became the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Texas.
Stamps :
1960 Champion of Liberty - Jan Paderewski
(Issued 08-10-1960)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
(Issued 10-10-1974)
Forever stamp
Go for Broke - Japanese American Soldiers of WWII
(Issued 03-06-2021)
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