- Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá, the first of the great California missions , marks the origin of Christianity in the American west.
- The current church at Mission San Diego de Alcalá is the 5th church to stand in this location since San Diego was first settled in 1542.
- Father Serra founded the Mission of San Fernando Velicatá in Baja California and then Mission San Diego de Alcalá in Alta California.
- San Diego occupies a unique place in California’s history, as the site of the first of the California missions, and one of four Spanish presidios.
- Mission San Diego de Alcala stands on one of the oldest sites of Spanish occupation in California.
- Five years after it was established, Mission San Diego de Alcalá was relocated to its current spot in Mission Valley by lead pastor Father Luis Jayme.
- Like most California missions, the Mission San Diego de Alcala supported itself and the Native inhabitants of the area by growing crops of wheat and corn.
- Mission San Diego de Alcalá was founded July 16th 1769 by Father Junípero Serra. ... In 1931 Mission San Diego was restored to the way it looks today.
- Things to Do & See at Mission San Diego de Alcala. Upon visiting the Mission, there's a tapestry of experiences awaiting.