Archaeology & Community Engagement at Mission Espada, San Antonio TX.

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This paper presents the findings from two seasons of fieldwork at Mission Espada in San Antonio as well as preliminary results from comparative analysis of the living quarters of the priests and Indigenous living quarters at the mission in the 18th century. This comparison is part of a larger multiscalar project that examines the lived experiences of Indigenous neophytes at Mission Espada and its associated ranch, Rancho de las Cabras. More broadly, and perhaps more importantly, this project engages with local Indigenous descendent communities in the San Antonio area. Through working with local community members, I have gained better understanding of how sites of such historical significance, like Mission Espada which is both a National Park Service site and World Heritage site in addition to being a fully functional Catholic church, both impact and are impacted by these contemporary communities.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 39673.0