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Not a fantabulous shot I know, but I really loved the simple detail of this door. I don't think I managed to capture the scale very well, it was at least 10 feet high and as wide. All travelers arriving at Mission San Juan were formally received at this main gate by a portero, who monitored the gate, and were required to show their travel papers before they were allowed inside. Pack trains hauled cargo to San Juan down the Camino Real located about 15 days north from Coahuila, Mexico, or 2 weeks east from Louisiana.