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This mission is located just southeast of El Paso,Texas. The community claims to have the oldest continuously cultivated plot of land in the United States.The mission was established by Antonio de Otermín, the Spanish governor of present-day New Mexico, and Fray Francisco de Ayeta in 1682, after refugee and captive Tigua (Tiwa) Indians came to the area following an unsuccessful attempt to recover the territory following the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. http://ysletamission.org/about/ -
Mission is located along the Rio Grande in Socorro, Texas, southeast of El Paso.The original Franciscan mission was founded in 1682 by the Franciscan order to serve Pueblo Indian refugees, including the Piro, Tano, and Jemez, who fled from present-day New Mexico after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. https://www.missionconcepcion.org/ -
this mission was originally founded southwest of present-day Weches, Texas, in 1690. It served as a buffer against French encroachment from Louisiana, along with several others. Fevers, floods, fires, enemies, and limited supplies prompted several relocations of this early mission. In March 1731, it was transferred to a bank along the San Antonio River. A friary was built in 1745, and the church was completed in 1756. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Francisco_de_la_Espada -
This mission was originally founded in 1716 in eastern Texas. In 1731, it was transferred to its present location. In 1756, the stone church, a friary, and a granary were completed. A larger church was begun but was abandoned when half complete, resulting in population decline. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Juan_Capistrano_(Texas) -
Named in honor of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception and Juan de Acuña, the Marqués de Casafuerte. 1st founded in 1716 in what is now eastern Texas, the mission was 1 of 6 authorized by the government to serve as a buffer against the threat of French incursion into Spanish territory from Louisiana. Developed by Franciscans, it didn’t originally fare well, and after several moves, the mission was transferred to its present site in 1731. wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Concepcion -
Originally known as the Mission San Antonio de Valero, the Alamo, began as a Catholic mission and compound in 1718, one of many Catholic missions organized as part of the official Spanish plan to Christianize Native Americans and colonize northern New Spain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamo_Mission -
This mission was named for Saint Joseph and the Marqués de San Miguel de Aguayo, the governor of the Province of Coahuila and Texas at the time. It was founded in 1720 by the famed Father Antonio Margil de Jesús, a prominent Franciscan missionary in early Texas. It was built on the San Antonio River banks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_José_(Texas) -
This mission is a Catholic mission established by the Spanish in 1722 near Goliad, Texas. In addition to saving souls, the missions were a way to create a supply of native labor and deter the French in Louisiana from gaining a foothold in the region. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Nuestra_Señora_del_Espíritu_Santo_de_Zúñiga -
The Presidio of San Saba, located one mile west of Menard, Texas, on the San Saba River, was founded in April 1757 to convert the Lipan Apache Indians to Christianity and help Spain secure its claim to the territory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Santa_Cruz_de_San_Sabá