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Mission San Clemente is known as the first Spanish mission in Texas, although there were actually two different missions built on the same location, more than 50 years apart. http://texasmissionguide.com/the-missions/mission-san-clemente/
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The Ysleta Mission is recognized as the oldest continuously operated parish in the State of Texas. http://texasmissionguide.com/the-missions/mission-corpus-christi-de-la-ysleta/
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Earlier structures of this church were destroyed by flooding in 1744 and 1829. texasmissionguide.com/the-missions/mission-nuestra-senora-de-la-limpia-concepcion-de-los-piros-de-socorro-del-sur/
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The mission was abandoned in 1719 due to French claims on the land, but it was re-established in 1721. http://texasmissionguide.com/the-missions/san-francisco-de-los-tejas/
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Mission Concepcion is the oldest unrestored church in the United States. http://texasmissionguide.com/the-missions/mission-nuestra-senora-de-la-purisima-concepcion-de-acuna/
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During the Mexican Revolution, the Spanish and the Mexicans fought for control of The Alamo. texasmissionguide.com/the-missions/mission-san-antonio-de-valero-the-alamo/
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This mission is the largest of the Texas missions, and due to its size and beauty, it is called the Queen of the Missions. http://texasmissionguide.com/the-missions/mission-san-jose-y-san-miguel-de-aguayo/
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The mission developed into the first large-scale cattle ranch in Texas, with 40,000 cattle at the height of production in about 1778! http://texasmissionguide.com/the-missions/mission-nuestra-senora-del-espiritu-santo-de-zuniga/
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Mission Espada is an active catholic church. http://texasmissionguide.com/the-missions/mission-san-francisco-de-la-espada/
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The mission was originally founded in east Texas, near the current city of Cushing, as Mission San José de los Nazonis. http://texasmissionguide.com/the-missions/mission-san-juan-capistrano/
