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Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta was the first know mission in Texas built in 1682 by the Tigua people.It was initially named La Misión de Corpus Christi de San Antonio de la Ysleta del Sur in honor of the Tigua’s patron saint, Saint Anthony. http://texasmissionguide.com/the-missions/ -
Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
Mission San Francisco was established in May of 1690, and was the first mission founded in east Texas.http://texasmissionguide.com/the-missions/ -
Mission Santisimo Nombre de Maria
This was the second mission founded in east Texas along the Neches River around August 1690. This mission was completely destroyed by flooding from the Neches River.http://texasmissionguide.com/the-missions/ -
Mission San Antonio de Valero
Mission San Antonio was the first in a chain of five missions established near San Antonio on May 1, 1718. The mission was located on the east bank of the San Antonio River. During the 1730s and 1740s, the mission suffered from repeated attacks by the hostile Apache indians. In 1739, the Indians of the mission were almost completely wiped out by an epidemic of smallpox. http://texasmissionguide.com/the-missions/ -
Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo
The mission had a difficult beginning, but soon the 300 Indians who lived there became successful farmers and ranchers. The Indians helped dig 15 miles of ditches to bring water to the farms of the Mission. Mission San Jose was so successful, it became known as Queen of the Missions. http://texasmissionguide.com/the-missions/ -
Mission Nuestra Senora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga
Mission Nuestra Senora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga was established on April 10, 1722, along the Matagorda Bay of the Guadalupe River. The mission was built to serve the Karankawa Indians. This was on of the oldest and most successful missions to be built. -
Mission San Francisco Xavier de Nájera
Mission San Francisco Xavier de Nájera was a short lived sub-mission of Mission San Antonio, meant to be the home to a group of about 50 families from the Sani and Yerbipiames Indian tribes.
The families did not stay long, and due to budget limitations, the mission was closed in 1726. -
Mission Santa María
This mission was built to server the Suma indians but the Suma rebelled in 1745 and killed one spanish soldier. The Mission was then abandoned in 1749. There is no pictures or painting of this mission to be found -
San Francisco de los Tejas
San Francisco de los Tejas was the first mission built in the Spanish state of Texas. It is still one of the last active missions in Texas today. -
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Mission San Juan Capistrano is also a active church today. The first primitive chapel was made of made of brush, straw, and mud. By 1756, the structure had been replaced by a long, low adobe building, with a campanile (bell tower) at one end. A larger building was started in 1760, but it was never completed due to lack of funds. -
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