Franciscan

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Original living quarters and contemporary priest's housing.
Mission San Juan Capistrano was...

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Priest's quarters.
Mission San Juan Capistrano was transferred from East Texas to the San...

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Inside the mission grounds.
Mission San Juan Capistrano was transferred from East Texas to the...

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Garden area near the church entrance.
Mission San Juan Capistrano was transferred from East...

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Outside the entrance gate.
Mission San Juan Capistrano was transferred from East Texas to the...

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Side view of remaining quarters and defenses.
Mission San Juan Capistrano was transferred from...

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Bethphage area today, on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, near Bethany. The exact location...

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Missions were designed to concentrate indian tribes into church-centered communities. The rock...

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Missions relied on each other for trade and protection.
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima...

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Cross on iron gate.
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion was transferred to the San...

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Missionaries sought to replace Indian rituals with Christian beliefs.
Mission Nuestra Senora de...

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Food storage (granary).
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion was transferred to the...

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Inside the church facing the alter.
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion was...

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Painting of Jesus.
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion was transferred to the San...

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Cross adorning the wall.
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion was transferred to the...

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Crosses on church and dome.
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion was transferred to...

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Cross on church tower.
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion was transferred to the...

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Cross on church tower.
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion was transferred to the...

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Entrance to the church.
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion was transferred to the...

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Original artwork still adorns the walls.
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion was...

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Side entrance to church and quarters.
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion was...

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Coahuiltecan Indians built the missions using newly acquired vocational skills.
Mission San...

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Gateway to Mission Espada.
Mission San Francisco de la Espada was transferred from East Texas to...

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Missionaries sought to convert the local populations into the Christian faith.
Mission San...

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Wooden cross. Legend suggests that this cross was carried by parishioners during times of drought...