Mission Espada Door - BW is a photograph by Stephen Stookey which was uploaded on May 23rd, 2015.
Mission Espada Door - BW
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... more
Title
Mission Espada Door - BW
Artist
Stephen Stookey
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
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.
The San Antonio Missions (The Alamo & San Antonio Missions National Historical Park) is an inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Image captured with a Canon 5D Mark III & Canon 24-105 f/4L IS USM lens.
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5/27/2015
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May 23rd, 2015
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Comments (78)
Gull G
Art provides an opportunity for kaleidoscopic thinking. Each time we shift the lens of our perceptions, we gain new perspectives — and new opportunities for innovation. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RECENT SALE OF AN WONDERFUL WORK!
Elizabeth Tillar
Stephen, this is fantastic black and white image of the mission church in East Texas. The light on the bell tower is especially interesting, and I appreciate the description very much. I wonder if you have photographed the Spanish moradas in northern New MMexico. l/f