Spanish Mission Timeline

Mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

1682

Mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta was founded in 1692 in El Paso, Texas. It is recognized as the oldest continuously operated parish in the State of Texas.

Mission San Clemente

1684

Mission San Clemente was found in 1684. The mission was abandoned due to the presence of Apache Indians

Mission San Francisco de los Tejas

1690

Mission San Francisco de los Tejas was founded in 1690. It it was the first mission built in the Spanish state of Texas.

Mission San Juan Bautista

1699

Mission San Juan Bautista was founded in 1699 in Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico. Even though it wasn't founded in Texas it was the gateway for the development of the Teas mission system.

Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña

1716

Mission Concepción was founded in 1716 in San Antonio, Texas. It is the oldest unrestored church in the United States.

Mission San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo)

1718

The Alamo was founded in 1718 in San Antonio, Texas. During the Mexican Revolution, the Spanish and Mexicans fought for control of The Alamo.

Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo

1720

Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo was founded in 1720 in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded because the Alamo became overcrowded.

Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga

1722

Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga was founded in 1722 in Goliad, Texas. The mission developed into the first large-scale cattle ranch in Teas, with 40,000 cattle at the height of production in about 1778.

Mission San Juan Capistrano

1731

Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded in 1731 in San Antonio, Texas. It was originally made of bush, straw, and mud.

Mission Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria del Cañón

1749

Mission Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria del Cañón was founded in 1749. Drought and disease plagued the San Xavier missions and they were abandoned in 1755 after one of the padres was murdered by a soldier from the nearby presidio.