| Marker Number |
4972 |
| Atlas Number |
5141004972 |
| Marker Title |
Socorro |
| Index Entry |
Socorro |
| Address |
328 S. Nevarez Rd. |
| City |
Socorro |
| County |
El Paso |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
376410 |
| UTM Northing |
3503383 |
| Subject Codes |
missions |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Socorro Mission, S. Nevarez Rd. SE of Socorro Rd. and Winn Rd. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Site of the mission and pueblo of Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion Del Pueblo de Socorro established by Don Antonio de Otermin and Father Fray Francisco Ayeta, O.F.M. in 1683. Maintained by Franciscan missionaries for the civilizing and Christianizing of the Piro, Thano and Gemex Indians, refugees after the pueblo revolt in New Mexico. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
