Ysleta Mission The Ysleta Mission is located within the city of El Paso, Texas on tribal land belonging to the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and is one of three historic churches (along with the Socorro Mission and San Elizario Chapel) that comprise El Paso's historic Mission Trail. The Ysleta Mission dates back to 1682 when it was built by Spanish colonizers using labor from the Tiwa and Piro indian tribes following the Spaniards' escape two years earlier from the Pueblo Revolt in northern New Mexico. Like its two sister churches on the Mission Trail, the Ysleta Mission has been damaged or destroyed on several occasions due to floods and fire, but each time it was rebuilt and it is now recognized as the oldest continuously operated parish in Texas.
Socorro Mission Located just outside the El Paso city limits, the Socorro Mission is one of three historic churches that comprise El Paso's historic Mission Trail. The Socorro Mission dates back to 1682 when it was built by Spanish colonizers following their escape from the Pueblo Revolt in northern New Mexico. Like its two sister churches on the Mission Trail, the Socorro Mission has been rebuilt several times following flood damage from the Rio Grande, with the present structure of the Socorro Mission dating back to 1848.
