World Heritage Site party ends, international marketing campaign begins...
San Antonio leaders took a moment Tuesday morning to bask in the global spotlight, and now an international marketing campaign is set to begin promoting the city. The United Nations Educational,...
View ArticleSan Antonio Missions site gets World Heritage status
(CNN)The Lone Star State isn't quite so lonely after earning a spot on an elite list kept by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The U.N.'s cultural body approved the...
View ArticleSan Antonio Missions National Historical Park Announces Project to Address...
(Source: NPS - National Park Service) Date: January 14, 2016 Contact:Lauren Gurniewicz, 210.534.8875 ext. 227 San Antonio -This week, the National Park Service (NPS) announced $15 million in support of...
View ArticleCornyn Statement on Designation of San Antonio’s Missions as World Heritage...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) SAN ANTONIO - U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement ahead of today's ceremony designating San Antonio's five historic...
View Article10/17/15 - San Antonio celebrates World Heritage designation (Bexar County, TX)
(Source: Bexar County, TX) 624c359bac00cb2e5bf7c6.pdf October 17, 2015 SAN ANTONIO CELEBRATES WORLD HERITAGE DESIGNATION IN STYLE Dignitaries from Around the World Join San Antonio Community in San...
View ArticleCornyn Statement on Designation of San Antonio’s Missions as World Heritage...
(Source: John Cornyn) SAN ANTONIO - U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement ahead of today's ceremony designating San Antonio's five historic Missions as a...
View ArticleSan Antonio Missions receive UNESCO World Heritage status
The San Antonio Missions (including the Alamo) were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site on July 5th at the annual UNESCO World Heritage committee meeting in Bonn, Germany. Just 22 existing U.S....
View ArticleDesignation of the San Antonio Missions, Texas as UNESCO World Heritage Site...
(Source: US Department of State) The Department of State welcomes yesterday's decision by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee to inscribe the San Antonio Missions in Texas, a series of four missions...
View ArticleRep. Galindo’s House Resolution Hails Alamo World Heritage Site Nomination...
(Source: Texas House of Representatives) by: Rep. Galindo, Rick 04/17/2015 AUSTIN, TX - The House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism today announced that it will hear House Resolution 1443,...
View ArticleTexas missions celebrate World Heritage Inscription
A string of Spanish missions built in what is today Texas received their World Heritage Inscription this weekend. Four of the missions — Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purisima Concepción de Acuña,...
View ArticleWill San Antonio missions' world heritage status be a boon for Texas?
San Antonio’s five Spanish Roman Catholic missions were recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) as a World Heritage Site on Sunday. The sites, built...
View Article>San Antonio Missions park gets 137 more acres
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is annexing 137 acres of land that officials hope will attract more visitors to the park and help it secure World Heritage Site status....
View ArticleSecretary Jewell to Celebrate Designation of San Antonio Missions as a World...
(Source: US Department of the Interior) Date: October 15, 2015 Contacts: Jessica Kershaw (Interior), Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov John Boggess (San Antonio Missions World Heritage Communications),...
View ArticleHistoric San Antonio missions named World Heritage Site
The colonial Spanish missions in San Antonio have been named a World Heritage Site. Four of the missions are today a part of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. One of the missions, San...
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