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Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo is a historic Catholic mission in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The mission was named in part for the Marquis de San Miguel de Aguayo, José de Azlor y Virto de Vera. Many buildings on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, borrow architectural elements from those found at Mission San José. The mission was founded on February 23, 1720, because Mission San Antonio de Valero had become overcrowded shortly after its founding with refugees from the closed East Texas missions. Father Antonio Margil received permission from the governor of Coahuila and Texas, the Marquis de San Miguel de Aguayo, to build a new mission south of San Antonio de Valero. Like San Antonio de Valero, Mission San José served the Coahuiltecan Indians. The first buildings, made of brush, straw, and mud, were quickly replaced by large stone structures, including guest rooms, offices, a dining room, and a pantry. A heavy outer wall was built around the main part of the mission, and rooms for 350 Indians were built into the walls.〔Maxwell (1998), p. 29.〕 A new church, which is still standing, was constructed in 1768 from local limestone.〔Maxwell (1998), p. 30.〕 The mission lands were given to its Indians in 1794, and mission activities officially ended in 1824. After that, the buildings were home to soldiers, the homeless, and bandits. Starting in 1933, the Civil Works Administration and then the Works Progress Administration provided the labor to rebuild and restore the grounds of the mission. Some of the funding for the restoration came from money allotted by the United States for the Texas Centennial Exposition held in Dallas in 1936. The mission walls and Indian quarters were re-built, and the granary was restored. The church facade features from the top: a cross, representing Jesus Christ, St. Joseph (San Jose) holding the infant Jesus, St. Dominic and St. Francis, Our Lady of Guadalupe (the Virgin Mary), and St. Joachim and St. Anne holding the infant Mary. Mission San José is now part of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. In 2015, along with The Alamo and Mission Concepcion, it became one of five missions in San Antonio designated a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization.〔Ben Olivo, "It's time to raise the bar on the mission experience", ''San Antonio Express-News'', October 18, 2015, p. 1, A24〕 == Gallery == File:Queen of the Texas Missions.jpg|Church Dome and Belfry visible from courtyard. Image:Mission San José San Antonio Frescoe.JPG|Partially reconstructed frescoes are visible at the base of the bell tower. Image:Mission San José San Antonio Door.JPG|Elaborately carved portal at the front facade of the church. Image:Mission San José San Antonio Rose Window.JPG|The Rose Window. Image:Mission San José San Antonio Rear Portal.JPG|Rear portal to the church. File:Altar,_Mission_San_José_(Texas).jpg|Altar Image:Mission San Jose nima (1).JPG|Church interior. Image:Mission San José San Antonio Arches.JPG|Arched walkway leading to the church. Image:Mission San José San Antonio Quarters.JPG|Quarters for the Native Americans who went to the mission and ovens surround the courtyard to the mission. File:Mission San Jose, San Antonio, Texas.jpg|Mission San Jose, San Antonio, Texas (1901-1907) Entree mission San Jose.JPG|entrance and outer wall 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mission San José (Texas)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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