Mission San Juan, San Antonio
Map
Map
Facts and practical information
Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded in 1731 by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order, on the eastern banks of the San Antonio River in present-day San Antonio, Texas. The new settlement was named for a 15th-century theologian and warrior priest who resided in the Abruzzo region of Italy. The mission San Juan was named after Saint John of Capestrano. ()
Day trips
Mission San Juan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Mission San Francisco De La Espada Catholic Church, Acequia Park, Museum of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks.