Gente de Razón: People of Reason, CD; Western National Parks Association 1998
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park by Luis Torres; Western National Parks Association 1993
A Sense of Mission: Historic Churches of the Southwest by Thomas A. Drain, Photographs by David Wakely; Chronicle Books 1994
The Spanish Missions of San Antonio by Lewis F. Fisher; Maverick Publishing 1998
A Taste of the Missions: A Texas Cookbook compiled by Los Compadres de San Antonio Missions Historical Historical Park; Wimmer Cookbooks 2005
The Missions of San Antonio by Mary Ann Noonan Guerra: Alamo Press 1988
Roadside Guide to Mission Churches: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Baja California, and Northern Mexico; Coop's Maps 2000
The Texas Indians by David La Vere; Texas A&M University Press 2004
San Antonio Legacy by Donald E. Everett, Illustrations by José Cisneros; Maverick Publishing 1979
Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans by T.R. Fehrenback; Da Capo Press 1968
The Texas Connection with the American Revolution by Robert H. Thonhoff; Eakin Press 2000
Passport to Your National Parks - Explorer Edition; Eastern Parks and Monuments Association
Passport to Your National Parks - Pocket Edition; Eastern Parks and Monuments Association
Did You Know?
that the first cattle drives originated from the (San Antonio) Spanish missions in Texas? Vaqueros drove hundreds of cattle, sheep, and goats to Louisiana during the American War for Independence to supply American colonists. Spain's real intent was to weaken the British militarily and financially.