- 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.
- Father Serra founded the Mission of San Fernando Velicatá in Baja California and then Mission San Diego de Alcalá in Alta California.
- After detailed historical research, in restoration and rebuilding work began in 1931 to bring Mission San Diego de Alcalá back to its 1813 appearance.
- Mission San Diego de Alcala stands on one of the oldest sites of Spanish occupation in California.
- Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá, the first of the great California missions , marks the origin of Christianity in the American west.
- 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.
- Things to Do & See at Mission San Diego de Alcala. Upon visiting the Mission, there's a tapestry of experiences awaiting.
- Did you know that Mission San Diego de Alcalá was originally located near the Presidio of San Diego but was moved six miles east due to water scarcity?
- "Founded by Father Junípero Serra in 1769, Mission San Diego de Alcala has served as a historic monument and a working Catholic parish."