- Mission San Diego de Alcala, affectionately known as California's first church, is more than just a historical landmark—it's a living breathing vestige from the time...
- San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. San Diego de Alcalá. ... Status: Mission San Diego de Alcala is an active Roman Catholic Church and Minor Basilica.
- Mission San Diego de Alcala stands on one of the oldest sites of Spanish occupation in California.
- Welcome to Mission San Diego de Alcalá. California’s first mission was founded on July 16, 1769 by Saint Junípero Serra, a Franciscan priest.
- In 1797 there were 565 new Indians added to the mission which brought the total to 1,400 Indians living at the Mission San Diego de Alcala.
- Father Serra founded the Mission of San Fernando Velicatá in Baja California and then Mission San Diego de Alcalá in Alta California.
- Visitors are also invited to join Mass, as services are available daily. Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá - one of the highlights of 10 Most Instagrammable Places...
- 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 Basilica San Diego de Alcalá, the first of the great California missions , marks the origin of Christianity in the American west.