Table of Contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• Part One. Historical Background: The Role of Missions and Presidios in the Conversion of Texas
  • 1. Missions and Presidios, 1659-1793
  • 2. The Conversion of Texas: Missionaries, Soldiers, and Indians, 1740-1824
• Part Two. The Art and Architecture of the Texas Missions
  • 3. San Antonio de Valero
  • 4. San José y San Miguel de Aguayo
  • La Purísima Concepción
  • San Juan Capistrano
  • 5. San Francisco de la Espada
  • 6. El Espíritu Santo
  • 7. Content and Meaning
  • 8. Summary and Conclusions
• Epilogue
• Appendix 1. A Census of Missions Founded, 1680-1793
• Appendix 2. The Colonial Documents, 1740-1824
• Glossary
• Selected Bibliography
• Index

About the Author

Jacinto Quirarte is Professor Emeritus, History of Art and Criticism, at the University of Texas at San Antonio.