San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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Summer Hours

Mission San José and the park Visitor Center will remain open until 8:00 p.m. through Saturday, August 29, 2009.
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The legacy and history of San Antonio and this region began with a simple ceremony when...

in 1718 Franciscans and Spanish representatives established the first mission. Within 13 years, five were located along the San Antonio River. The missions’ purpose? To acculturate and Christianize the native population and make them Spanish citizens. Today, visitors can retrace the footsteps of the mission Indians and friars. And, possibly, meet descendants of those first inhabitants.

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National Park Service employees at Aztec National Monument in the 1940s

National Parks - America's Best Idea

Writer and historian Wallace Stegner called national parks “the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.”

Coming in September 2009, PBS will run Ken Burn's The National Parks: America's Best Idea. San Antonio Missions National Historical Park will be featured in one of four vignettes produced in association with the film.

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Euphemia and Mariano Zuñiga, Sr. Family at Mission San Juan, c 1900

Faces of the Missions:III, A Pictorial Exhibit

We want to hear about you and your family. Your stories are important as we work to preserve the San Antonio Missions and celebrate their people and communities. If you are interested, we would like to make copies of your photographs and record your stories.

June 16, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Mission San José Visitor Center

June 27, 9 a.m. to 5 p,m, at Mission Espada

July 14, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Mission San Juan

July 18, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Mission Concepción

Write to

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
2202 Roosevelt Avenue
San Antonio, Texas 78210

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Phone

Visitor Center
(210) 932-1001

Headquarters
(210) 534-8833

Fax

(210) 534-1106

Climate

From April through October be prepared for hot, humid weather. Wear a hat, use sun screen liberally and often, and drink plenty of water.

In November through March, weather is more temperate, and sometimes chilly.