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San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
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Mission San Jose (right) with downtown San Antonio in the distance (left).

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is in a unique location. A large portion of the park is within the city limits of the city of San Antonio, a city with a population of over 1.5 million people.

Environmental factors such as air quality, disturbed lands, hydrologic activity, nonnative species, pests, scenic vistas, soundscape/noise, and water quality have been influenced to varying degrees by the people that live in this area.
One of the earliest drawings of Mission San José, by Seth Eastman, 1848.  

Did You Know?
that one of the earliest views of Mission San José was penned by Captain Seth Eastman, U.S. Army, in 1849, soon after Texas was admitted into the United States? San Antonio Missions National Historical Park exhibits the original in the Visitor Center museum.

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Last Updated: November 05, 2007 at 17:22 EST