Mission San Francisco de la Espada - wikipedia Mission San Francisco de la Espada Mission San Francisco de la Espada The church of Mission San Francisco de la Espada. Shown within Texas Basic information Location San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Geographic coordinates 29 ° 19 ′ 04 '' N 98 ° 27 ′ 00 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.317833 ° N 98.449968 ° W ﻿ / 29.317833 ; - 98.449968 Coordinates : 29 ° 19 ′ 04 '' N 98 ° 27 ′ 00 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.317833 ° N 98.449968 ° W ﻿ / 29.317833 ; - 98.449968 Affiliation Catholic ( Roman Rite ) Country United States of America Architectural description Architectural style Spanish Colonial Completed Founded 1690 U.S. National Register of Historic Places Added to NRHP February 23, 1972 ; January 28, 1974 NRHP Reference no. 72001351 ; 74002324 UNESCO World Heritage Site Type Cultural Criteria ii Designated 2015 ( 39th session ) Reference no. 1466 State Party United States Region Europe and North America Mission San Francisco de la Espada ( also Mission Espada ) is a Roman Rite Catholic mission established in 1690 by Spain in present - day San Antonio, Texas, in what was then known as northern New Spain. The mission was built in order to convert local Native Americans to Christianity and solidify Spanish territorial claims in the New World against encroachment from France. Today, the structure is one of four missions that comprise San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. Contents 1 History 2 Rancho de las Cabras 3 Espada Acequia 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References History Founded in 1690 as San Francisco de los Tejas near Weches, Texas and southwest of present - day Alto, Texas, Mission San Francisco de la Espada was the second mission established in Texas. ( : Three priests, three soldiers and supplies left among the Nabedache Indians. The new mission was dedicated on June 1, 1690. A smallpox epidemic in the winter of 1690 - 1691 killed an estimated 3,300 people in the area. The Nabedache believed the Spaniards brought the disease and hostilities developed between the two groups. Drought besieged the mission in the summers of 1691 and 1692, and the Nabedache wished to get rid of the mission. Under threat of personal attack, the priests began packing their belongings in the fall of 1693. On October 25, 1693, the padres burned the mission and retreated toward Monclova. The party lost its way and did not reach Monclova until February 17, 1694. The mission was re-established in the same area on July 5, 1716 as Nuestro Padre San Francisco de los Tejas. The new mission had to be abandoned in 1719 because of conflict between Spain and France. The mission was tried once more on August 5, 1721 as San Francisco de los Neches. As the Nabedache were no longer interested in the mission, and France had abandoned effort to lay claim in the area, the mission was temporarily relocated along the Colorado River in July 1730. Mission Tejas State Park encompasses the original site of the mission. The mission relocated to its current location in the San Antonio River area ( coordinates 29.3177 °, - 98.4498 ° ) in March, 1731 and was renamed San Francisco De la Espada. A friary was built in 1745, and the church was completed in 1756. The relocation was in part inspired by fears of French encroachment and need for more Missionaries to tend to San Antonio de Bexar 's Indian population. The Mission encountered great difficulties in presiding over the Indian population and experienced common rebellious activity. Several modern churches have been architecturally based on the design of this mission including St. Stephen 's Episcopal Church in Wimberley, Texas, north of San Antonio. Rancho de las Cabras Rancho de las Cabras was established between 1750 and 1760, 30 miles southeast of San Antonio de Bexar under the jurisdiction of Mission Espada, so as to provide land for cultivation of crops and livestock for the Mission 's population without intruding on private lands. The ranch was primarily made up by low fences and thatched buildings known as jacales for the native workforce to inhabit. According to Ethno - Historian T.N. Campbell, the ranch was likely constructed by Indians not native to Texas. Espada acequia Mission Espada, 2011 Main article : Espada Acequia Mission San Francisco de la Espada 's acequia and aqueduct can still be seen today. The main ditch continues to carry water to the mission and its former farm lands. This water is still used by residents living on these neighboring lands. The use of acequias was originally brought to the arid regions of Spain and Portugal by the Romans and the Moors. When Franciscans missionaries arrived in the desert Southwest they found the system worked well in the hot, dry environment. In order to distribute water to the missions along the San Antonio River, Franciscan missionaries oversaw the construction of seven gravity - flow ditches, dams, and at least one aqueduct -- a 15 - mile ( 24 km ) network that irrigated approximately 3,500 acres ( 14 km ) of land. Gallery The Espada aqueduct as it crosses Piedras creek Interior of the church Nativity scene, 2009. Nativity scene, 2011. Mission San Francisco de Espada, San Antonio, Texas ( postcard, 1901 - 1907 ) See also Spanish missions in Texas Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña ; also Mission Concepcion Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo Mission San Juan Capistrano Espada Acequia Mission Tejas State Park References Jump up ^ Hinojosa, Gilberto M. ( 1990 - 01 - 01 ). `` Friars and Indians : Towards a Perspective of Cultural Interaction in the San Antonio Mission ''. U.S. Catholic Historian. 9 ( 1 / 2 ) : 7 -- 26. JSTOR 25146234. Jump up ^ Chipman, Donald E. Spanish Texas 1519 - 1821. University of Texas Press : Austin, Third paperback printing, 1997. p. 99. Jump up ^ Poyo, Gerald E. ( 2011 ). Tejano Origins in Eighteenth - Century San Antonio. Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press. p. 62. Jump up ^ Torres, Luis ( 1992 ). San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. Texas : Western National Parks Association. p. 26. ^ Jump up to : `` Rancho de las Cabras ''. www.texasbeyondhistory.net. Retrieved 2015 - 12 - 03. `` Mission San Francisco de la Espada ''. National Park Service. Retrieved July 12, 2005. `` Interpretive Guide to Mission Tejas State Park ''. Texas Parks and Wildlife. 2006. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mission Espada, San Antonio, Texas. 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Question: who established mission san francisco de la espada
Answer: Spain