San Antonio Mission San Juan Poster Discover Your Parks Franciscan missions

Franciscan missions

With no roads into the park

located just 17 miles to the east

and eventually converted the railroad into a tourist line

served ranch operations into the early 2000s when Valles Caldera National Preserve was established

San Antonio Mission San Juan Poster Discover Your Parks Franciscan missionsDescription 14" x 22" poster Interpretive Copy Franciscan missions, established in the eighteenth century along the San Antonio River, sowed the seeds of Spanish culture among the Indians of the Texas frontier. Venerable remnants of four missions are preserved within San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.