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- Mission San Diego de Alcalá
Welcome to Mission San Diego de Alcalá This historic site is an active parish for the Catholic community and a welcoming cultural center for all faiths to visit We invite you to take part in our rich history, attend Mass, and get involved in our events
- The California Missions
From San Diego to Sonoma, 21 missions create a unique trail of history across California The red wax seals on the map bear the brands used by each of the California missions Click here to see a video tour of each of the California Missions
- San Diego Mission - Explore The Oldest Mission In California
The San Diego Mission, officially known as Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá, was founded on July 16, 1769, by a Franciscan monk, Father Junipero Serra This makes Mission San Diego the oldest of the California missions
- Visit Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala | California Missions | San . . .
Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá, the first of the great California missions, marks the origin of Christianity in the American west
- Quick Guide to California’s 21 Spanish Missions
Starting in 1769, Spain built a chain of 21 missions across the length of Alta California —from San Diego to Sonoma —as a way of gaining a foothold in the new frontier
- Mission San Diego de Alcalá - Wikipedia
Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá (Spanish: Misión San Diego de Alcalá, lit The Mission of Saint Didacus of Acalá) was the second Franciscan founded mission in the Californias (after San Fernando de Velicata), a province of New Spain
- About 1 — Mission San Diego History
California’s first mission was founded on July 16, 1769 by Saint Junípero Serra, a Franciscan priest The Mission was relocated to the present site in 1774 in order to be closer to the American Indian (Kumeyaay) villages, a reliable source of water and good land for farming
- California Missions
Location: 15 miles north of the California-Mexico border, on a hill about eight miles from the Pacific Ocean Named: In honor of Saint Didacus of Alcalá, a humble 15th century Spanish friar (San Diego Bay was first named in 1602 by the Spanish explorer Vizcaíno) Also known as Mother of the Missions California Historical Landmark No 242
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