- The first of 21 coastal missions, Mission San Diego de Alcala was created to establish a presence in the Pacific Coast as a result of the growing rule of British and...
- Established in 1769, Mission San Diego de Alcalá is the physical representation of Christianity's birth on the West Coast.
- …July 16, 1769, he founded Mission San Diego, the first within the present state of California.
- Weber, F.J. The Proto Mission: A Documentary History of San Diego de Alcalá, 1980.
- The Spanish expedition that founded Mission San Diego de Alcalá suffered great hardships and an enormous loss of lives.
- Mission San Diego de Alcalá is located within San Diego city limits, near the intersection of Interstate 8 and Interstate 15, and approximately one mile east of...
- Our dedicated team of docents (volunteer teaching guides) are knowledgeable in the history of the Mission San Diego de Alcalá.
- Mission San Diego de Alcala Tour - The First California Mission | San Diego Travel Guide.
- In 1776, Father Serra returned to Mission San Diego de Alcalá to oversee the rebuilding of the mission.