Drawing of San Antonio de Padua Mission, by Henry Chapman Ford, ca.1883

Photograph of a drawing of San Antonio de Padua Mission, by Henry Chapman Ford, ca.1883. The mission stands about two to three-stories tall. The façade features three arched openings made to look like a belfry. A bell sits in each of the openings. To the left of the façade is an arcade. Several smaller buildings are located to the right of the mission. Photoprint reads "Ford etching as of 1870".; "Due to the location of the rugged Santa Lucia Mountains, which tumble down to the sea in central California, the overland route between San Diego and the second mission at Carmel turned inland the latter half of the journey. Thus Father Serra chose an oak-studded valley east of the mountains for the site of his third mission. A bronze bell carried by a mule to that beautiful place was hung from a tree branch and Serra tolled it with vigor while shouting for the "gentiles" to come and receive the faith. When reminded that not a single gentile was in sight, Serra replied he hoped the bell could be heard around the world. So it was that the San Antonio Mission was founded on July 14, 1771. The mission grew slowly but steadily. In addition to the church and a huge quadrangle there was a gristmill and an extensive irrigation system, along with many other evidences of prosperity. Yet the Indian population dwindled because of disease even before secularization. Eventually the mission was abandoned. An antique dealer stripped off the roof tiles, which after were used on a railroad station. An earthquake left standing only the walls and brick facade of the church, plus a few lonely arches. San Antonio is unique in that its locale remains as it was originally. The Franciscans returned and began to rebuild in the 1940s, working by hand as did the first builders. Now San Antonio lives again." -- unknown author.

亨利·查普曼·福特（Henry Chapman Ford）约1883年创作的圣安东尼奥德帕杜亚传教团（San Antonio de Padua Mission）绘画摄影作品。该建筑高约2至3层，立面设有三座造型仿钟楼的拱形开口，每座开口内均悬挂一口钟。立面左侧建有拱廊，传教团右侧分布着若干小型附属建筑。该摄影作品标注有「福特蚀刻作品，1870年版」字样。

由于加利福尼亚州中部崎岖的圣卢西亚山脉（Santa Lucia Mountains）直逼海岸，圣迭戈与卡梅尔的第二座传教团之间的陆路行程在后半段改为内陆路线。因此塞拉神父选择了山脉东侧一片遍布橡树的山谷作为其第三座传教团的选址。一头骡子驮运而来的青铜钟被悬挂在树枝上，塞拉神父用力敲响钟声，同时高呼“外邦人”前来接受信仰。当有人提醒他眼前并无一名外邦人时，塞拉回应称，他希望钟声能够传遍世界。圣安东尼奥传教团便于1771年7月14日正式建立。

该传教团发展缓慢却稳步推进：除教堂与一座大型四方院外，还设有磨坊与完备的灌溉系统，另有诸多彰显兴盛的设施。但在世俗化改革之前，当地印第安人口便因疾病持续减少，最终该传教团被废弃。一名古董商人揭走了屋顶瓦片，这些瓦片后来被用于一座火车站的建造。一场地震仅保留了教堂的墙体与砖砌立面，以及几座孤寂的拱门。圣安东尼奥传教团的独特之处在于其原址仍保留了最初的样貌。方济各会修士（Franciscans）于1940年代重返此地并开始重建，一如最初的建造者般以手工劳作。如今圣安东尼奥传教团重获新生。——作者佚名。