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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
Socorro is a historical marker in Socorro, El Paso County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in El Paso County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 140 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.6591, -106.3036 near Socorro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion Del Socorro (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Socorro Mission La Purisima, The Camino Real, and Socorro Mission.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5141004972. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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