Mother of the Missions
First of the 21 missions and known as the Mother of the Missions, Mission San Diego de Alcala was founded on July 16, 1769 by Blessed Junipero Serra. It was designated as a Minor Basilica in 1976 by Pope Paul VI. The Mission today is an active Catholic Parish in the Diocese of San Diego. (Text and image from the mission's official site.)
Mission San Diego de Alcalá
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Mission San Diego de Alcalá was founded on July 16, 1769, the first in the twenty-one Alta California mission chain established by Father Presidente Junípero Serra; today it is known as "California's First Church." Spanish explorer Sebastián Vizcaíno named San Diego Bay San Diego de Alcalá when he made landfall there in 1602, some ten miles from the present Mission site. In 1773 the Mission was the site of the first Christian burial in Alta California; San Diego is also generally regarded as the site of the region's first public execution in 1778. Father Luís Jayme, "California's First Christian Martyr," lies entombed beneath the chancel floor.Read the rest of the article on Wikipedia.
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- Official Homepage of Mission San Diego de Alcalá
- Includes plenty of history, photographs, as well as visiting/tourism information for Mission San Diego de Alcala. Also a special section designed for 4th grade mission projects.
- California Missions: Mission San Diego de Alcala
- Very brief one page history of Mission San Diego de Alcala.
- The California Missions Site: Mission San Diego de Alcala
- More in-depth history of Mission San Diego de Alcala. Includes a few photographs and information on how to cite the page for reports.
- California Mission Internet Trail: Mission San Diego de Alcala
- Contains a report presented a several 4th grade classes as well as photographs from their field trip to Mission San Diego de Alcala.
- California Missions On-Line Project: Mission San Diego de Alcala
- Has a brief paragraph on a variety of subjects related to Mission San Diego de Alcala. Also has a short understanding assessment quiz.
- Virtual Tour of Mission San Diego de Alcala
- Mr. Missions' photographs from nearly all angles of Mission San Diego de Alcala.
- Mission Visual Journey: Mission San Diego de Alcala
- Stunning photographs of Mission San Diego de Alcala presented in a beautiful slideshow by the California Missions Resource Center.
- California Travel: Mission San Diego de Alcala
- Starting from the Mission San Diego de Alcala facts page, you will find links to a professionally written mission history and description of the grounds.
- Mission San Diego de Alcala eBook
- A downloadable ebook specifically about Mission San Diego de Alcala hosted by the Peninsula Library System. Requires Adobe Reader.
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- mosaic mosaic May 11, 2009 @ 6:36 pm | in reply to laokihj
- November 24, 1713
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- laokihj laokihj May 11, 2009 @ 6:31 pm
- i just want to say hi anddo you know when father serra was born?
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- The The Feb 15, 2009 @ 9:35 am
- Do you have a floor plan of the mission?
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- Bob Bob Feb 8, 2009 @ 11:26 pm
- um do u knoe how much persons lived in the missons in father serras time
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- Bob Bob Feb 8, 2009 @ 11:26 pm
- um do u knoe how much persons lived in the missons in father serras time
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