Mission Espada Photo Gallery

The entrance to Mission Espada’s church under construction

National Park Service

Mission Espada during the colonial period

National Park Service

The ruins of Mission Espada’s chapel in 1877

Mission Espada’s chapel in 1915, after Rev Bouchu’s restoration

Catholic Archives of Texas

Parishioners Beatrice De Witt and Martine Sandoval dress the statue of Mary at Mission Espada, 1941

Statue of Jesus

Statue of Mary

Statue of St. Francis

Crucifix with Relic from St. John Paul II

Nun and students in classroom at Mission Espada School, 1941

Institute of Texan Cultures, The University of Texas at San Antonio