{"id":1258,"date":"2017-11-13T21:44:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T21:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/?page_id=1258"},"modified":"2021-12-10T21:04:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T21:04:40","slug":"missions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/missions\/","title":{"rendered":"Alamo and Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:50px;--awb-background-color:rgba(36,36,36,0);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-large button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.utsa.edu\/cdm\/search\/searchterm\/mission!alamo!image\/field\/all!all!type\/mode\/all!all!all\/conn\/or!and!and\/order\/nosort\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">View in our Digital Collections<\/span><i class=\" fa fa-angle-right awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default button-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Click on an image to begin the slideshow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"awb-gallery-wrapper awb-gallery-wrapper-1 button-span-no\"><div style=\"margin:-15px;--awb-bordersize:0px;\" class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-3 fusion-columns-total-17 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\"><div style=\"padding:15px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Z-2249-6.jpeg\" data-title=\"Aerial view of Mission San Jose\" title=\"Aerial view of Mission San Jose\" data-caption=\"Undated. An aerial view of Mission San Jose. Zintgraff Studios Photograph Collection. UTSA Special Collections \u2013 ITC\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Z-2249-6.jpeg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" alt=\"An aerial view of Mission San Jose.\" title=\"Aerial view of Mission San Jose\" aria-label=\"Aerial view of Mission San Jose\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Z-2249-6-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Z-2249-6-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Z-2249-6-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Z-2249-6-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Z-2249-6.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 370px, (min-width: 712px) 555px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:15px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-4264-I.jpeg\" data-title=\"Restoring Mission Espada\" title=\"Restoring Mission Espada\" data-caption=\"May 1, 1955. Harvey Smith, Archbishop Lucey, Louis Guido, and workers at Mission Espada restoration. L-4264-I. San Antonio Light Photograph Collection. UTSA Special Collections \u2013 ITC.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-4264-I.jpeg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" alt=\"Restoring Mission Espada\" title=\"Restoring Mission Espada\" aria-label=\"Restoring Mission Espada\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-4264-I-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-4264-I-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-4264-I-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-4264-I-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-4264-I.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 370px, (min-width: 712px) 555px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:15px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-2637-Y.jpeg\" data-title=\"Children outside Mission Espada\" title=\"Children outside Mission Espada\" data-caption=\"June 22, 1958. Miguel Cantu, Jr. and Martha DeWitt outside Mission Espada. L-2637-Y. San Antonio Light Photograph Collection. UTSA Special Collections \u2013 ITC.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-2637-Y.jpeg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" alt=\"Children outside Mission Espada\" title=\"Children outside Mission Espada\" aria-label=\"Children outside Mission Espada\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-2637-Y-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-2637-Y-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-2637-Y-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-2637-Y-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-2637-Y.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 370px, (min-width: 712px) 555px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div style=\"padding:15px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-2355-H.jpeg\" data-title=\"Alamo Circa 1868\" title=\"Alamo Circa 1868\" data-caption=\"Covered wagons in front of the Alamo at the time it was used as a supply depot by the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps. L-2355-H. San Antonio Light Photograph Collection. UTSA Special Collections \u2013 ITC.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-2355-H.jpeg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" alt=\"Alamo Circa 1868\" title=\"Alamo Circa 1868\" aria-label=\"Alamo Circa 1868\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-2355-H-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-2355-H-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-2355-H-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-2355-H-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-2355-H.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 370px, (min-width: 712px) 555px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:15px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1559-EEE.jpeg\" data-title=\"Parade in front of the Alamo\" title=\"Parade in front of the Alamo\" data-caption=\"Circa 1890s. View looking northeast showing the Alamo on the right and the Hugo &amp; Schmeltzer Building (Alamo Long Barracks) on the left. 082-0278a. San Antonio Light Photograph Collection. UTSA Special Collections \u2013 ITC.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1559-EEE.jpeg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" alt=\"Parade in front of the Alamo\" title=\"Parade in front of the Alamo\" aria-label=\"Parade in front of the Alamo\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1559-EEE-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1559-EEE-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1559-EEE-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1559-EEE-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1559-EEE.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 370px, (min-width: 712px) 555px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:15px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1547-B.jpeg\" data-title=\"Aerial view of Alamo Plaza\" title=\"Aerial view of Alamo Plaza\" data-caption=\"December 1931. Aerial view of Alamo Plaza. 082-0278a. San Antonio Light Photograph Collection. UTSA Special Collections \u2013 ITC.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1547-B.jpeg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" alt=\"Aerial view of Alamo Plaza\" title=\"Aerial view of Alamo Plaza\" aria-label=\"Aerial view of Alamo Plaza\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1547-B-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1547-B-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1547-B-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1547-B-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1547-B.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 370px, (min-width: 712px) 555px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div style=\"padding:15px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1401-B.jpeg\" data-title=\"Feast of Christ the King Procession\" title=\"Feast of Christ the King Procession\" data-caption=\"1930s. Feast of Christ the King procession from St. John&#039;s Seminary (background, left) to St. Peter&#039;s and St. John&#039;s Orphanage. Mission Concepcio\u0301n in background, center. L-1401-B. San Antonio Light Photograph Collection. UTSA Special Collections \u2013 ITC.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1401-B.jpeg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" alt=\"Feast of Christ the King Procession\" title=\"Feast of Christ the King Procession\" aria-label=\"Feast of Christ the King Procession\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1401-B-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1401-B-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1401-B-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1401-B-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-1401-B.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 370px, (min-width: 712px) 555px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:15px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0972-L.jpeg\" data-title=\"Grist mill ruins at Mission San Jose\" title=\"Grist mill ruins at Mission San Jose\" data-caption=\"1936. Mrs. Conn L. Milburn, Erhard Guenther, and Mrs. J. K. Beretta looking at ruins of the grist mill at Mission San Jose. L-0972-L. San Antonio Light Photograph Collection. UTSA Special Collections \u2013 ITC.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0972-L.jpeg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" alt=\"Grist mill ruins at Mission San Jose\" title=\"Grist mill ruins at Mission San Jose\" aria-label=\"Grist mill ruins at Mission San Jose\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0972-L-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0972-L-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0972-L-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0972-L-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0972-L.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 370px, (min-width: 712px) 555px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:15px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0512-C-01.jpeg\" data-title=\"MIssion San Jose tower restoration\" title=\"MIssion San Jose tower restoration\" data-caption=\"1928. Exterior view of San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo Mission during the restoration of the tower. L-0512-C-01. San Antonio Light Photograph Collection. UTSA Special Collections \u2013 ITC.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0512-C-01.jpeg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" alt=\"MIssion San Jose tower restoration\" title=\"MIssion San Jose tower restoration\" aria-label=\"MIssion San Jose tower restoration\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0512-C-01-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0512-C-01-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0512-C-01-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0512-C-01-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0512-C-01.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 370px, (min-width: 712px) 555px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div style=\"padding:15px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0282-C.jpeg\" data-title=\"Mission San Jose Tower collapse\" title=\"Mission San Jose Tower collapse\" data-caption=\"March 1928. Exterior of church after collapse of the bell tower at Mission San Jose. L-0282-C. San Antonio Light Photograph Collection. UTSA Special Collections \u2013 ITC.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0282-C.jpeg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" alt=\"Mission San Jose Tower collapse\" title=\"Mission San Jose Tower collapse\" aria-label=\"Mission San Jose Tower collapse\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0282-C-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0282-C-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0282-C-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0282-C-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0282-C.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 370px, (min-width: 712px) 555px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:15px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0175-L.jpeg\" data-title=\"Mission San Jose granary\" title=\"Mission San Jose granary\" data-caption=\"December 1932. Beginning restoration of the granary at Mission San Jose. L-0175-L. San Antonio Light Photograph Collection. UTSA Special Collections \u2013 ITC.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0175-L.jpeg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" alt=\"Mission San Jose granary\" title=\"Mission San Jose granary\" aria-label=\"Mission San Jose granary\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0175-L-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0175-L-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0175-L-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0175-L-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/L-0175-L.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 370px, (min-width: 712px) 555px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:15px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/112-0011.jpeg\" data-title=\"Alamo Plaza looking north\" title=\"Alamo Plaza looking north\" data-caption=\"Early 1890s. Alamo Plaza, looking north along Alamo Street. 112-0011. General Photograph Collection. UTSA Special Collections \u2013 ITC.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/112-0011.jpeg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" alt=\"Alamo Plaza looking north\" title=\"Alamo Plaza looking north\" aria-label=\"Alamo Plaza looking north\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/112-0011-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/112-0011-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/112-0011-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/112-0011-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/112-0011.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 370px, (min-width: 712px) 555px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div style=\"padding:15px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/109-0370.jpeg\" data-title=\"On the well by Mission Espada\" title=\"On the well by Mission Espada\" data-caption=\"Undated. Children posed around a well at Mission Espada. Ofelia Guerra (3rd from right behind girl in white hat), Luis DeWitt (4th from right sitting on well), and Rudy DeWitt (1st on left standing). 109-0370. General Photograph Collection. UTSA Special Collections \u2013 ITC.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/109-0370.jpeg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" alt=\"On the well by Mission Espada\" title=\"On the well by Mission Espada\" aria-label=\"On the well by Mission Espada\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/109-0370-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/109-0370-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/109-0370-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/109-0370-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/109-0370.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 370px, (min-width: 712px) 555px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:15px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/108-0365.jpeg\" data-title=\"Children in front of Mission San Juan Capistrano.\" title=\"Children in front of Mission San Juan Capistrano.\" data-caption=\"Undated. Children in front of Mission San Juan Capistrano. 108-0365. General Photograph Collection. UTSA Special Collections \u2013 ITC.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/108-0365.jpeg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" alt=\"Children in front of Mission San Juan Capistrano.\" title=\"Children in front of Mission San Juan Capistrano.\" aria-label=\"Children in front of Mission San Juan Capistrano.\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/108-0365-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/108-0365-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/108-0365-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/108-0365-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/108-0365.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 370px, (min-width: 712px) 555px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:15px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/103-0107.jpeg\" data-title=\"Barbecue at San Juan Capistrano\" title=\"Barbecue at San Juan Capistrano\" data-caption=\"1930s. A crowd eating barbecue at tables outside Mission San Juan Capistrano during a regular parish &quot;Jamica,&quot; which also included bingo and other features of a church carnival. 082-0278a. General Photograph Collection. UTSA Special Collections \u2013 ITC.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/103-0107.jpeg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" alt=\"Barbecue at San Juan Capistrano\" title=\"Barbecue at San Juan Capistrano\" aria-label=\"Barbecue at San Juan Capistrano\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/103-0107-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/103-0107-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/103-0107-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/103-0107-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/103-0107.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 370px, (min-width: 712px) 555px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div style=\"padding:15px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/082-0278a.jpeg\" data-title=\"Alamo and Hugo &#038; Schmeltzer\" title=\"Alamo and Hugo &#038; Schmeltzer\" data-caption=\"Circa 1890s. View looking northeast showing the Alamo on the right and the Hugo &amp; Schmeltzer Building (Alamo Long Barracks) on the left. 082-0278a. General Photograph Collection. UTSA Special Collections \u2013 ITC.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/082-0278a.jpeg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" alt=\"Alamo and Hugo &amp; Schmeltzer\" title=\"Alamo and Hugo &#038; Schmeltzer\" aria-label=\"Alamo and Hugo &#038; Schmeltzer\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/082-0278a-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/082-0278a-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/082-0278a-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/082-0278a-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/082-0278a.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 370px, (min-width: 712px) 555px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:15px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/074-0184.jpeg\" data-title=\"Mission San Jose in 1917\" title=\"Mission San Jose in 1917\" data-caption=\"1917. 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UTSA Special Collections \u2013 ITC.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/074-0184.jpeg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" alt=\"Mission San Jose in 1917\" title=\"Mission San Jose in 1917\" aria-label=\"Mission San Jose in 1917\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/074-0184-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/074-0184-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/074-0184-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/074-0184-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/074-0184.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 370px, (min-width: 712px) 555px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1258","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - 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