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French Settlements
In 1655, La Salle buildt Frenchs defence Settlements, but later when people tried to scare La Salle off, the settlements were empty. -
Nuestra Senora del Pilar de los Ades
The Nuestra Senora del Pilar de los Ades was both a Presido and a cathedral -
Corpus Christi De La Ysleta
This was the very first mission and it was located near present day El Paso. -
Alanso de Leon
Alanso de Leon went out in search of the French Settlements, but when he found them they were abandoned and empty. -
San Francisco de los Tejas
San Francisco de los Tejas was the first mission in east Texas. -
San Juan Bautista
San Juan Bautista was built less than 5 miles from the Rio Grande. -
The Alamo
The Alamo (also known as San Antonio) was built on May 1st 1718 -
San Jose
There were 2 parts to the San Jose mission. one was on the east side of the San Antonio river and one was on the west side. -
San Juan Capistrano
Originally named San Juan Nazonis, but changed names when it was relocated to San Antonio in 1731. -
Santa Cruz de San Saba
Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba was the first mission that the Franciscians fought with the Comanche. -
Socorro
Otherwise known as La Parisima. In 1980 and 2004 Soccoro had some renovations. -
Ysleta Name Change
In 1881 Ysleta changed it's name to Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
