Archaeologists from Texas Tech University discovered the lost 18th-century Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo, solved ...
A group of Texas archeologists uncovered the longlost mission of Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo in Jackson County.
For decades, archaeologists suspected that an early Spanish mission in Texas had vanished without a trace, leaving a gap in the historical record. In early December, researchers located it on a ...
JACKSON COUNTY, TEXAS—According to a statement released by Texas Tech University, a team of archaeologists from Texas Tech University and the Texas Historical Commission have discovered the site of ...
The discovery of a long-lost mission site has led to new historical insights that bridge Jackson County in Texas with 18th-century Spain. Archaeologists from Texas Tech University and the Texas ...
Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo was occupied for only a few years, from roughly 1721 to 1726, before being abandoned, according to the university. The surrounding area already was shaped by ...