In late May, wildflowers bloom in the grassy fields that surround Mission Concepcion outside San Antonio, Texas. I wandered along the mission’s walking paths on a warm spring afternoon enjoying the flowers and appreciating the 300-year-old Moorish-influenced architecture — including a remarkably beautiful old church. Nearly all of the structures are original at the site and it’s easy to close your eyes and imagine what life might have been like in the early 1700s when the mission was established.
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