Molly Kelsey

Presidio La Bahía – Goliad, Texas Overview Presidio La Bahía is one of the most significant and best-preserved Spanish colonial fortresses in the United States, located in Goliad, Texas. Originally established in 1721 and moved to its present site in 1749,...

Mission San Antonio de Valero – The Alamo Overview Mission San Antonio de Valero, more famously known as The Alamo, is one of the most iconic historic sites in the United States. Located in downtown San Antonio, Texas, this 18th-century Spanish...

Mission Concepción – Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña Overview Mission Concepción is the best-preserved Spanish colonial mission in the United States, located just a few miles south of downtown San Antonio, Texas. Officially known as Mission Nuestra...

Espada Aqueduct – San Antonio, Texas Overview The Espada Aqueduct is one of the most remarkable examples of Spanish colonial engineering in the United States, located just south of San Antonio along the San Antonio River. Built in the 1740s by...

Mission Espada – Mission San Francisco de la Espada Overview Mission Espada, officially Mission San Francisco de la Espada, is the oldest of San Antonio’s five missions, established in 1690 in East Texas and moved to its current location along the...