Category:Espada Acequia
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English: The Espada Acequia or Piedras Creek Aqueduct — built in 1731, located in present day San Antonio, Texas.
- The acequia was built built by Spanish missionaries and indigenous peoples to supply irrigation water to the lands near Mission San Francisco de la Espada, today part of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.
- The Espada Acequia is still in use today, and is: an American Water Landmark, a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, a National Historic Landmark, a Historic District contributing property, and on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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- Maps of Espada Acequia (4 F)
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- San Antonio Aqueduct (5 F)
Media in category "Espada Acequia"
The following 21 files are in this category, out of 21 total.
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Aqueduct 01.jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 722 KB
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Espada Acequia 647.jpg 4,462 × 3,013; 3.31 MB
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Espada Acequia.JPG 2,592 × 1,944; 1.45 MB
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Espada Aquaduct1 (1 of 1).jpg 3,648 × 5,472; 19.23 MB
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Espada Aqueduct TX NPS.jpg 1,080 × 720; 415 KB
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Espada Aqueduct.jpg 1,024 × 684; 1.16 MB
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Espada Dam, part of the Espada Aqueduct.jpg 1,024 × 682; 1.06 MB
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Mission Espada Aqueduct Texas.jpg 3,013 × 4,503; 2.62 MB
Categories:
- Acequias of San Antonio
- American Water Landmark
- Aqueducts of San Antonio, Texas
- Aqueducts in the United States
- Built in the United States in 1731
- Historic American Buildings Survey in San Antonio, Texas
- Irrigation in the United States
- Mission Espada, San Antonio, Texas
- National Historic Landmarks in Texas
- National Register of Historic Places in San Antonio, Texas
- National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks
- San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Bexar County