Mission San Francisco Solano
WHO: Mission San Francisco Solano was founded by Father Jose Altimira.
WHAT: The mission is nicknamed “Sonoma Mission”.
WHERE: The mission is located at 114 East Spain in Sonoma, California.
WHEN: The mission was founded on July 4, 1823. It was the twenty-first and last of California’s twenty-one missions.
WHY: It was founded for the continued religious conversion of the indigenous peoples. It also provided a focus for settlement in the area. This is the only mission built AFTER Mexico gained its independance from Spain.
HOW: The mission was built by the labor of the Coast Miwok, Patwin, and Pomo native tribes of the area; under the design and the direction of the priests.
Below are six sites for more information:
- en.wikipedia.org/Mission_San_Francisco_Solano
- factcards.califa.org/sanfranciscosolano
- missionscalifornia.com/san-francisco-solano-mission
- californiamissionguide.com/san-francisco-de-solano/
- missiontour.org/mission-san-francisco-solano
- californiamissionsfoundation.org/mission-san-francisco-solano/
