MISSION


Meaning of MISSION in English

city, Hidalgo county, southern Texas, U.S., part of the McAllenEdinburgMission metropolitan area, in the Lower Rio Grande valley. A settlement was made in 1908 near a mission established (1824) by Oblate Fathers of the Franciscan order. It developed as a shipping and packing centre for citrus fruits and is the site of the annual Texas Citrus Fiesta (a salute to the Texas Ruby Red Grapefruit). The American Poinsettia Society has its national headquarters in Mission. Inc. 1910. Pop. (1990) city, 28,653; McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA, 383,545.

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