World Heritage Status

United States Celebrates World Heritage Inscription of San Antonio Missions

San Antonio’s five Spanish colonial missions (including the Alamo) represent the largest concentration of Spanish colonial missions in North America and have been named a World Heritage site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The World Heritage Site list recognizes the most significant cultural and natural sites in the world such as Stonehenge and the Great Wall of China. This rare honor has been bestowed upon only 23 sites in the United States. The missions are the first World Heritage site in Texas.

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Media Contacts:
Visit San Antonio is your source for up to date information on the designation, potential interviews, images and b-roll.

Eva Aivaliotis: (210) 207-6920, evaaivaliotis@visitsanantonio.com

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• United States Celebrates World Heritage Inscription of San Antonio Missions

• San Antonio’s Historic Missions Receive UNESCO World Heritage Status
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• The Alamo Nominated for Inclusion on UNESCO’s World Heritage List Decision Expected July 2015
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• San Antonio Missions Receive Important Endorsement Toward World Heritage Quest

• San Antonio’s Missions Enter Global Spotlight as World Heritage Site Nominee

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• The Story of San Antonio’s Missions
• The Story of The Alamo
• More About Spanish Colonial San Antonio

• National Parks Service’s Missions World Heritage Site
• Missions National Historical Park
• The Alamo
• Unesco nomination page
• Nomination Infographic (PDF)
• History of Settlement Along the San Antonio River
• The San Antonio River Improvements Project
• Economic Impact of World Heritage Status
• San Antonio Conservation Society