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A panel composed of a representative from Spain, three from Mexico, one from Canada, plus another 15 or so experts from across the United States, convened in San Antonio April 11-15 to help further the nomination of the five Franciscan missions to UNESCO’s list of recognized World Heritage Sites.
Carol Baass Sowa | Today's Catholic |
Mission visitors to speed World Heritage Site nomination
By Carol Baass Sowa
Today's Catholic
SAN ANTONIO • Historic Mission San José has had its share of important visitors over the centuries, including royalty and famous literary figures, but the visitors who trooped through the mission grounds on April 12 held special significance for San José and for San Antonio’s other missions — Concepción, San Juan Capistrano and San Francisco de la Espada, as well as former Mission San Antonio de Valero, known today as the Alamo.
The visitors were members of an expert panel formed to further the nomination of San Antonio’s five Franciscan Missions, including their acequia system and Rancho de las Cabras near Floresville (originally the ranch for Mission Espada), to UNESCO’s list of recognized World Heritage Sites.
“We have been working on the World Heritage nomination for over five years,” said historian Paul Ringenbach, lead writer for the forthcoming nomination document. The San Antonio Franciscan Missions, he explained ...
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