Ysleta Mission
The Ysleta Mission, located in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo within the municipality of El Paso, Texas, is recognized as the oldest continuously operated parish in the State of Texas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: historic place in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
- Also known as: “Mission de Corpus Christi de la Ysleta” and “Mission de San Antonio de la Ysleta”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ysleta High School and Riverside Diversion Dam.
Ysleta High School
School
Ysleta High School is a high school in the Ysleta Independent School District in Ysleta, El Paso, Texas. It is located on 8600 Alameda and is the second-oldest school in the El Paso, TX area. Ysleta High School is situated 1 mile northwest of Ysleta Mission.
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 2 miles south of Ysleta Mission.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Socorro and Juarez.
Socorro
Town
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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. Socorro is situated 3 miles southeast of Ysleta Mission.
Juarez
Juarez is a city in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. It stands on the Rio Grande, across the United States border from El Paso. Juarez is rich in the northern culture of Mexico, and is home to the Mexican vaquero culture.
Ysleta Mission
- Categories: mission station, human settlement, and religion
- Location: El Paso, Texas, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Ysleta Mission” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “伊斯雷塔修道院”
- Spanish: “Misión de Corpus Christi de San Antonio de la Ysleta del Sur”
- Spanish: “Misión Ysleta”
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