Mission Valley in El Paso in El Paso County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Oldest Mission in Texas
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
1. Oldest Mission in Texas Marker
Re-established here in 1682. It has been named successively: Sacramento de Los Tiguas de Ysleta; Corpus Christi de Los Tiguas De Ysleta (1691); San Antonio de los Tiguas de Ysleta (1744); and Nuestra Senora del Carmen (1874). Present Chapel has walls and bells of 1744 building.
Still ministers to the Tiguas.
Erected 1970 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3843.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1682.
Location. 31° 41.492′ N, 106° 19.654′ W. Marker is in El Paso, Texas, in El Paso County. It is in Mission Valley. It can be reached from the intersection of South Zaragoza Road and Alameda Avenue (State Highway 20). Marker is located at the northwest corner of the Mission grounds. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Trans-Pecos & Big Bend Region. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Mission and Pueblo in Texas (here, next to this marker); Ysleta Mission / Misiσn de Ysleta (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alderete-Candelaria House (about 600 feet away); Ysleta Plaza (about 600 feet away); Ysleta High School / La Preparatoria Ysleta (approx. one mile away); San Antonio de Senecϊ (approx. 1½ miles away); Captain Frank Jones (approx. 1½ miles away); The Camino Real (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in El Paso.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Site Of The First Mission In Texas
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
2. Oldest Mission in Texas Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
3. Oldest Mission in Texas Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
4. Corpus Christi de la Ysleta del Sur
Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,927 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on June 5, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
