• 18th-century Spanish mission in California. Not to be confused with San Francisco de Asís Mission Church. "Mission Dolores" redirects here.
  • Mission San Francisco de Asis. ... The Misión San Francisco de Asís was founded October 9, 1776.
  • Description. San Francisco de Asís is located about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Taos, New Mexico, at the center of the main plaza in the unincorporated community...
  • (Print-on-demand of a classic). Boule, M.N. (1988). The Missions: Mission San Francisco De Asís (California Heritage Series). Engelhardt, Z. (1924).
  • Mission San Francisco de Asis was founded on October 9, 1776 by Father Francisco Palou. It was the 6th mission in the 21 mission chain in Alta California.
  • The Mission San Francisco de Asis, also known as Mission Delores, was first established on a scouting mission led by Lt.
  • The first mass at Mission San Francisco de Asís was celebrated by Padre Francisco Palóu in a tule arbor on June 29, 1776, right after the Spanish expedition...
  • Life at Mission San Francisco de Asis was cold and damp. The weather was very poor and a number of the neophytes and fathers were often sick.
  • San Francisco de Asís is often called Mission Dolores, due to its close proximity to a nearby creek named Arroyo de los Dolores.
  • Mission Dolores still plays an important role in the civic and cultural life of San Francisco; San Francisco de Asís was granted basilica status in 1952 by Pope Pius...