The Mission San Juan de Capistrano Re-burial Commemoration
History and Controversy Surrounding Campo Santo: An Ancient Cemetery Beneath San Rosa Children’s Hospital in San Antonio, Texas The Campo Santo is a cemetery located under the current San Rosa Children’s Hospital in San Antonio Texas. The cemetery was started in 1808 and was in use through 1860. This is the resting place for many […]
Campo Santo (Holy Ground) Cemetery Downtown-San Antonio, Texas
Honoring the Past In 1967 Archbishop Lucey authorized the State of Texas to excavate the Catholic Campo Santo of Mission San Juan Capistrano in San Antonio Texas. Under the protest of the Mission families of San Francisco de la Espada and San Juan Capistrano, Archeologist Mardith Schueltz with the Witte Museum led the excavation and […]
Semana de Recuerdos Memorial Ceremony Mission San Antonio de Valero
Fiesta de Recuerdos The week of Remembrance is conducted every year during the Month of Sept 9th thru 15th. This Ceremony has been since time immemorial. A private ceremony for the families of the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation. It is celebrated with a Fiesta de Recuerdos “Feast of Remembrance”. It has been referred to, as our […]
