Mission Valley in El Paso in El Paso County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
First Mission and Pueblo in Texas
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
1. First Mission and Pueblo in Texas Marker
Don Antonio de Otermin
and
Fray Francisco Ayeta O.F.M.
in 1682
Maintained by
Franciscan missionaries
for the civilizing and Christianizing
of the Tigua Indians,
Pueblo Revolt refugees
Erected 1936 by Texas Highway Department. (Marker Number 1067.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, and the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1682.
Location. 31° 41.493′ 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) when traveling south. Marker is located on the northwest corner of the mission grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 131 South Zaragoza Road, El Paso TX 79907, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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: Oldest Mission in Texas (here, next to this marker); Ysleta Mission / Misiσn de Ysleta (about 300
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Site Of The First Mission In Texas (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
2. First Mission and Pueblo in Texas Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
3. First Mission and Pueblo in Texas Marker
Photographed by Brian Anderson, May 19, 2018
4. First Mission and Pueblo in Texas Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
5. Corpus Christi de la Ysleta Del Sur Mission
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
6. Corpus Christi de la Ysleta Del Sur Mission
Photographed by Richard Denney, December 25, 2007
7. Side View of Mission
Photographed by Richard Denney, December 25, 2007
8. Wide View
Note Christmas luminarias
Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,566 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on June 5, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 14, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 4. submitted on August 6, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. 5, 6. submitted on November 14, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 7, 8. submitted on May 11, 2014, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
