YSLETA MISSION

This mission is also called Nuestra Señora del Carmen. Built in 1681 to convert the Tigua Indians, it is the oldest mission in Texas still in operation. Floods and fires have not spared it and it has had to be renovated several times. Around the mission, the Tigua Indian neighborhood extends. Do not enter the adjacent streets, which are considered private property of the Indians. Built in traditional adobe, the mission is a good example of the architecture of the time.