-
The mission was established by Antonio de Otermín, governor of New Mexico, and Fray Francisco de Ayeta in 1682 (https://www.nps.gov/subjects/travelspanishmissions/ysleta-mission-mission-corpus-christi-de-san-antonio-de-la-ysleta-sur.htm) -
Socorro Mission was situated close to the Rio Grande in an area where the river channel fluctuated, which caused the mission to be washed away and destroyed twice, once in 1740 and again 1829. (https://www.nps.gov/subjects/travelspanishmissions/socorro-mission-mission-nuestra-senora-de-la-limpia-concepcion-del-pueblo-de-socorro.htm) -
Mission San Francisco de la Espada was the second mission established in Texas. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Francisco_de_la_Espada) -
The church of Mission Concepción is an excellent example of Spanish Colonial architecture. (https://www.missionconcepcion.org/about-us) -
Mission San Juan, was a regional supplier of agricultural produce. (https://www.nps.gov/saan/planyourvisit/sanjuan.htm) -
This mission was the first of the San Antonio missions founded to convert the local American Indians to Christianity. (https://www.nps.gov/subjects/travelspanishmissions/mission-san-antonio-de-valero-the-alamo.htm -
Mission San Jose is still an active parish. (https://www.nps.gov/saan/learn/historyculture/sanjosehistory1.htm) -
The mission became the first large cattle ranch in Texas, with near 40,000 free-roaming cattle at the height of production in about 1778. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_del_Esp%C3%ADritu_Santo_de_Z%C3%BA%C3%B1iga) -
The mission was once called "the lost mission of Texas" because its exact location was unknown until the early 1990s. (https://www.nps.gov/subjects/travelspanishmissions/mission-santa-cruz-de-san-saba-and-presidio-san-luis-de-las-amarillas.htm)