Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
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N 31° 41.493 W 106° 19.655
13R E 374179 N 3507013
1936 Texas Highway Department marker commemorating the first mission in what would later become Texas.
Waymark Code: WMTD6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Marker Number: 1036

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.
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