SAN ANTONIO – Fun Facts:
- It is the largest of the five missions
- Was founded on February 23, 1720.
- The stone facade of the church is carved from native limestone found along the San Antonio River. The limestone was soft enough to carve with wood-carving tools.
- This mission has a horizontal wheel wheat mill that was used to grind flour. It was restrored in the 1930s and brought back into working order in 2001.
- The church facade, the rose window and much of the north and south walls of the church are original. Other portions of the mission have been rebuilt.
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Photos below courtesy of the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau