Qualla: Ysleta Mission https://qualla.com/ysleta-mission en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:03 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/9/t/s/k/ysleta-mission-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Ysleta Mission https://qualla.com/ysleta-mission Ysleta Mission: Introduction https://qualla.com/ysleta-mission/ Photo credit Jose Lantigua, CC BY-SA 4.0. When the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 forced the Tigua people from their ancestral home near Albuquerque, they fled south with Spanish colonists and rebuilt their community in the desert along the Rio Grande. The mission they founded there, dedicated to their patron Saint Anthony, has survived floods, fires, and shifting national borders to become the oldest continuously operated parish in Texas. Today the distinctive beehive bell tower still rises above the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, a testament to a community that refused to disappear.

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]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/t/s/k/ysleta-mission-wp/9tsk-ysleta-mission-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Ysleta Mission: Flight Context https://qualla.com/ysleta-mission/ Photo credit James Reyes, CC BY 3.0. Ysleta Mission sits within the urban fabric of El Paso, Texas, at approximately 31.69°N, 106.33°W at about 3,700 feet MSL. The mission's distinctive white walls and beehive bell tower are visible from low altitude approaches. Located roughly 12 miles southeast of El Paso International Airport (KELP), the mission lies along the Rio Grande in the historic Ysleta del Sur Pueblo. Best viewed during morning or late afternoon light when the adobe walls glow against the surrounding residential development.

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]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/t/s/k/ysleta-mission-wp/9tsk-ysleta-mission-flight-from-the-north.mp3 0:06 2 full Ysleta Mission: A River That Moved Borders https://qualla.com/ysleta-mission/ Photo credit Nzeemin, CC BY-SA 3.0. The Rio Grande proved both lifeline and nemesis for the mission community. Over two centuries, floods forced the church to relocate multiple times. The most consequential flood came in 1829, when the raging waters not only destroyed the mission structure but carved an entirely ne...

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]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/t/s/k/ysleta-mission-wp/9tsk-ysleta-mission-a-river-that-moved-borders.mp3 0:06 3 full Ysleta Mission: The Tigua Endure https://qualla.com/ysleta-mission/ Photo credit James Reyes, CC BY 3.0. Through all the upheavals of history, the Tigua people have maintained their connection to Ysleta Mission and their devotion to Saint Anthony of Padua. Every June 13, the community celebrates the feast day of San Antonio with morning Mass followed by traditional dances that echo ...

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]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/t/s/k/ysleta-mission-wp/9tsk-ysleta-mission-the-tigua-endure.mp3 0:06 4 full Ysleta Mission: Preservation and Celebration https://qualla.com/ysleta-mission/ Photo credit YsletaMission.png: James Reyes. Original uploader was JamesReyes at en.wikipedia derivative work: Materialscientist (talk), CC BY 3.0. In 1990, a collaborative effort emerged to preserve the historic missions of the El Paso area. Local governments joined with the Catholic Diocese and private organizations to restore Ysleta Mission along with the nearby Socorro Mission and the Presidio Chapel of San Elizario. Mex...

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