Mission San Juan Capistrano (Texas)

Mission San Juan Capistrano
La Misión de San Juan Capistrano
The church of Mission San Juan Capistrano and its integral campanario
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
Location
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
 USA
Mission San Juan Capistrano (Texas) is located in Texas
Mission San Juan Capistrano (Texas)
Shown within Texas
Geographic coordinates29°19′58″N 98°27′19″W / 29.332687°N 98.455289°W / 29.332687; -98.455289
Architecture
StyleSpanish Colonial
CompletedFounded 1731
CriteriaCultural: (ii)
Designated2015 (39th session)
Parent listingSan Antonio Missions
Reference no.1466-002
State Party United States
RegionEurope and North America
DesignatedFebruary 23, 1972
Reference no.72001352

Mission San Juan Capistrano (originally christened in 1716 as La Misión San José de los Nazonis and located in South Central Texas) 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 (part of a chain of Spanish missions) 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.