Mission San Francisco de la Espada, Berg's Mill Community, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Significance: First established in 1716, then relocated in 1731 on its present site, the Mission San Francisco de la Espada is one of five extant mission complexes in San Antonio dating from the eighteenth century. These buildings are of great significance to the study of colonial Texas history, providing the observer some concept of that frontier institution which helped to contribute to the development of Texas. The buildings and ruins at Espada are architecturally important as physical evidence of building practices and techniques of the Spanish colonial period as employed by the Franciscan Fathers.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-36, FN-188
Survey number: HABS TX-320
Building/structure dates: 1731 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001351