Tags: Religious Building.
Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñigaalso known as Aranama Mission orMission La Bahiawas a Roman Catholic mission established by Spain in Victoria County Texas in northern New Spain in 1722 to convert local Native Karankawa Indians to Christianity. Together with its partner Presidio La Bahia they would solidify Spanish territorial claims in the New World against encroachment from France.