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Mission San Francisco de la Espada, founded in 1690 as San Francisco de los Tejas, is the oldest of the East Texas mission. The mission moved to its present location in 1731 with the name San Francisco de la Espada. The Spanish mission enterprise, by government/church policy sought to recreate Spanish village life. Indigenous inhabitants learned vocations from the Franciscan friars--e.g., agriculture, weaving, blacksmithing, carpentry, masonry, stone-cutting, and brick-making. [Mission Espada was the only San Antonio mission that made bricks.] Mission Espada still retains the feel of an isolated mission on the Texas frontier. A small group of Franciscan brothers still serve the picturesque mission church. The broken arch doorway leading into the sanctuary provides Mission Espada its signature architectural feature.

Mission Espada is part of the United States National Park Service's San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.

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Stephen Stookey, Ph.D., is a university dean/church history professor/ordained minister by day and photographer by night. Well, not just nighttime; you get the picture. His love for photography began with a Kodak Instamatic 104 and a handful of GE flash cubes. Now with Canon equipment in hand, Stephen captures visual stories from locations of natural beauty, historical importance, and spiritual significance. His images appear in publications and Hollywood productions and hang on the walls of businesses, homes, and high-end hotels. Stephen operates Stephen Stookey Photography, an online print on demand business. Thank you for taking time to view my portfolio. If you see something you like, it can be purchased in multiple print and...

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