The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization or UNESCO has announced new additions to the 'World Heritage' list. Among the latest entrants is the Alamo and several other historic Spanish colonial Catholic sites, known together as the San Antonio Missions.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization or UNESCO has announced new additions to the 'World Heritage' list. Among the latest entrants is the Alamo and several other historic Spanish colonial Catholic sites, known together as the San Antonio Missions.
According to UNESCO, "The complexes were built by Franciscan missionaries in the 18th century and illustrate the Spanish Crown’s efforts to colonize, evangelize and defend the northern fronti