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| Designation | UNESCO World Heritage (cultural, 2015) |
| Name | San Antonio Missions |
| Country | United States of America |
| Nearby cities | Dallas, Houston |
| Nearby sites | Big Bend National Park |
| Latitude, longitude | 29.09, -98.17 Google Maps |
About
San Antonio Missions was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015 as a cultural site.
Why it was inscribed
The World Heritage Committee found that it meets criterion (ii) of the ten selection criteria:
(ii) an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design.
Description (UNESCO World Heritage Centre)
The site encompasses 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, residencies, churches 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. The San Antonio Missions are also an example of the interweaving of Spanish