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San Antonio's Historic Missions Receive UNESCO World Heritage Status Remember the Alamo! 23rd Site for the U.S. and First for Texas

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SAN ANTONIO, July 5, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The wait is finally over: The San Antonio Missions have officially been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The decision was announced on July 5th at the annual UNESCO World Heritage committee meeting in Bonn, Germany.  An elite list with just 22 existing U.S. landmarks included, the five Missions (including The Alamo) are taking their place among other great American historic and cultural institutions like the Statue of Liberty and Independence Hall, in addition to natural treasures such as the Grand Canyon and world wonders like the Great Wall of China. The Missions, which are the largest collection of the Spanish colonial...

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