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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This mission is located close to the present day city of El Paso. This is the 1st mission ever established in Texas and was founded in 1682.
A
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
B
San Francisco de los Tejas
C
Mission San Jose
D
Mission Guadalupe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta, once a New Mexican mission, is today considered to be the first mission in what is now Texas.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ysleta Mission, founded in 1682, was built by the Tigua Indians and is located west of Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo within the municipality of El Paso, Texas. The Ysleta Mission is recognized as the oldest continuously operated parish in the State of Texas.

Detailed explanation-3: -"The Plaza and Church of El Paso, ” painted by artist A. de Vauducourt during the 1850s, depicts the mission of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de los Mansos. Founded for the Mansos in 1659, the mission was the first to be established in the El Paso area.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first Spanish mission in East Texas, San Francisco de los Tejas, was begun in May 1690 as a response to the La Salle expedition.

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