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Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

Ysleta, El Paso County

Marker Text

First mission and pueblo in Texas. Established by Don Antonio de Otermin and Fray Francisco Ayeta O.F.M. in 1682. Maintained by Franciscan missionaries for the civilizing and Christianizing of the Tigua Indians, Pueblo revolt refugees. 1936

Marker Details

Address
Location Description located at entrance to Corpus Christi de la Ysleta Del Sur Mission, Ysleta (US 80)
Marker # 1067
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite)
Code missions
Latitude, Longitude 31.695707, -106.324251

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