Three Hundred-Year-Old Mission San Jose

A visit and walkthrough of the world-famous 302-year-old Mission San Jose in the city of San Antonio, TX. The San Jose mission was founded in 1720 and known as the "Queen of the Missions", this is the largest of the missions and was almost fully restored to its original design in the 1930s.
Spanish missions were not churches, but communities with the church as the focus. Mission San José captures a transitional moment in history, frozen in time. Due to its reconstruction during the 1930s, Mission San José has been described as the most complete of the five mission complexes remaining in San Antonio. Additionally, though reconstructed, a significant portion of the original church remains intact and represents an outstanding example of Spanish Baroque architecture that was at its height in Mexico during the 1760s. The building’s ornate façade, which was carefully restored during the 1940s, is one of the most significant examples of carved mission stonework in the Southwestern United States. More specifically the intricately carved “Rose Window” on the south side of the sacristy is one of the most famous examples of Spanish Colonial sculpture in the new world (Cruz 2013) and has inspired both imitations and homage in art and architecture throughout the city and the nation.
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Nice thank you for sharing

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Thanks for the great video!

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Amazing church, I'm impressed that the grounds were left natural makes the stonework even more magnificent because it isn't competing with modern landscaping.

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Hi 👋 It's been a while Glad you enjoyed thank you👍 We can't wait to get back on the road and out of Texas soon and start posting new travel videos; probably early next year we miss Las Vegas. For now we're staying close to home relaxing here in San Antonio and saving our pennies lol😉, anyway hope your doing well? enjoy your holidays.