Mission San Jose - San Antonio

The historic Mission San Jose at the eponymous national park stands majestically under a clear blue sky in San Antonio, Texas. The architecture is surrounded by lush greenery and a well-maintained path.

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 by the WPA (Works Progress Administration). Spanish missions were not churches, but communities with the church the focus. Mission San José captures a transitional moment in history, frozen in time.