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| 3271 The chapel of the Alamo Mission, known as the "Shrine of Texas Liberty". |
The San Antonio Missions are a group of five frontier mission complexes situated along a stretch of the San Antonio River basin in southern Texas, as well as a ranch located 37 kilometres to the south. It includes architectural and archaeological structures, farmlands (labores), cattle grounds (ranchos), residencies, churches, workshops, kilns, wells, perimeter walls and granaries, as well as water distribution systems. The complexes were built by Franciscan missionaries in the 18th century and illustrate the Spanish Crown’s efforts to colonize, evangelize and defend the northern frontier of New Spain.
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