Nuestra Senora de Socorro Mission
The original Franciscan mission, Nuestra Señora de la Concepción del Socorro, was founded in 1682 by the Franciscan order, to serve displaced Spanish families, American Indians from New Mexico, who fled the central New Mexico region during the Pueblo Revolt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: building in Socorro, El Paso County, Texas
- Also known as: “Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion Del Socorro”, “Nuestra Senora de la Limpia Conception del Socorro”, “Nuestra Señora de Socorro Mission”, and “Socorro Mission”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Riverside Diversion Dam.
Riverside Diversion Dam
Dam
The Riverside Diversion Dam was a diversion dam on the Rio Grande to the southeast of El Paso, Texas. The dam was owned by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, and diverted water into the Riverside Canal for use in irrigation in the El Paso Valley. Riverside Diversion Dam is situated 1½ miles west of Nuestra Senora de Socorro Mission.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Socorro and San Elizario.
Socorro
Town
Photo: Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Socorro is a city in El Paso County, Texas, United States. It is located on the north bank of the Rio Grande southeast of El Paso, and on the border of Mexico.
San Elizario
Town
San Elizario is a city in El Paso County, Texas, United States. Its population was 10,116 at the 2020 census. It is part of the El Paso metropolitan statistical area. San Elizario is situated 5 miles southeast of Nuestra Senora de Socorro Mission.
Horizon City
Town
Photo: B575, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Horizon City is a city in El Paso County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 22,489, reflecting an increase of 5,754 from the 16,735 counted in the 2010 Census. Horizon City is situated 6 miles east of Nuestra Senora de Socorro Mission.
Nuestra Senora de Socorro Mission
- Categories: building, mission station, place of worship, and religion
- Location: El Paso, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.65936° or 31° 39′ 34″ northLongitude
-106.30349° or 106° 18′ 13″ westElevation
3,661 feet (1,116 metres)Open location code
853MMM5W+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 734925105OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Spanish—“Nuestra Senora de Socorro Mission” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Missione Socorro”
- Spanish: “Misión de la Purísima”
- Spanish: “Misión del Socorro (Texas)”
- Spanish: “Misión del Socorro”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nuestra Senora de Socorro Mission”. Photo: gabi., CC BY 2.0.