Mission San Francisco de la Espada Treasure Legend

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Mission San Francisco de la Espada Treasure Legend

Lost Treasure TX • Bexar County County
Description
Southern San Antonio legend of mission-era silver buried near Espada — successor to the 1690 San Francisco de los Tejas mission, with the best-preserved acequia aqueduct.
Historical Notes
San Francisco de la Espada was the relocated San Francisco de los Neches mission, placed on the south end of the San Antonio chain in 1731. The small chapel was completed in 1756; Father Bouchu rebuilt it after an 1777 roof collapse. Espada's aqueduct over Piedras Creek still waters farmland. Rancho de las Cabras, an Espada outpost, was added to the national park in 1995. Treasure lore ties to the Tejas-to-Espada lineage and ranching income cached during secularization in 1794. Coordinates mark Mission Espada in San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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