The original Franciscan mission, ''Nuestra Señora de la Concepción del Socorro'', was founded in 1682 by the
Franciscan
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, image_size = 200px
, caption = A cross, Christ's arm and Saint Francis's arm, a universal symbol of the Franciscans
, abbreviation = OFM
, predecessor =
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order, to serve displaced Spanish families,
American Indians (the
Piro,
Tano and Jemez) from
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
, who fled the central New Mexico region during the
Pueblo Revolt
The Pueblo Revolt of 1680, also known as Popé's Rebellion or Popay's Rebellion, was an uprising of most of the indigenous Pueblo people against the Spanish colonizers in the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, larger than present-day New Mex ...
. The present Socorro Mission was constructed around 1839 to replace an earlier 18th-century mission destroyed in 1829 by flooding of the
Rio Grande. The mission, constructed of adobe surfaced with stucco, is particularly notable for its interior. The finely painted and decorated beams, or
vigas
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, are from the 18th-century mission and were reused when the present church was constructed. The massing, details and use of decorative elements of the Socorro Mission show strong relationships to the building traditions of 17th-century Spanish New Mexico.
The Socorro Mission is located at 328 S. Nevarez Rd. south of
El Paso
El Paso (; "the pass") is a city in and the seat of El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the 23rd-largest city in the U.S., the s ...
on
I-10 at Moon Rd. and FM 258.
A full-size replica of the Socorro Mission was featured in El Paso's exhibit in the 1936
Texas Centennial
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celebration, at the
Cotton Bowl in Dallas. It was later dismantled and rebuilt as St. Anthony Church in Dallas.
See also
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Ysleta Mission
The Ysleta Mission, located in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo within the municipality of El Paso, Texas, is recognized as the oldest continuously operated parish in the State of Texas. The Ysleta community is also recognized as the oldest in Texas and c ...
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Hueco Tanks
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Mission Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
*Town of
Ysleta, El Paso, Texas
Ysleta is a community in El Paso, Texas, United States. Ysleta was settled between October 9 and October 12, 1680, when Spanish conquistadors, Franciscan clerics and Tigua Indians took refuge along the southern bank of the Rio Grande. These peo ...
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Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in El Paso County
References
External links
National Park Service siteEl Paso Diocese: La Purísima Parish–Socorro Mission
1682 establishments in the Spanish Empire
Spanish missions in Texas
National Register of Historic Places in El Paso County, Texas
Buildings and structures in El Paso County, Texas
Tiwa Puebloans
Tourist attractions in El Paso County, Texas
Roman Catholic churches in Texas
Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
Texas State Antiquities Landmarks
Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
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