Espada Acequia
The Espada Acequia, or Piedras Creek Aqueduct, was built by Franciscan friars in 1731 in what is now San Antonio, Texas, United States. It was built to supply irrigation water to the lands near Mission San Francisco de la Espada, today part of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. The acequia is still in use today and is an National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark and a National Historic Landmark.
Espada Aqueduct | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
The Espada aqueduct as it crosses Piedras Creek. | |
| Location | Espada Rd., E of U.S. 281S |
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| Nearest city | San Antonio, Texas United States |
| Coordinates | 29°18′16.4″N 98°28′10″W |
| Built | 1731 |
| Part of | San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (ID78003147) |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000809 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | July 19, 1964 |
| Designated CP | October 6, 1975 |
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