Mission San Francisco de Asis
WHO: Mission San Francisco de Asis was founded by Father Francisco Palóu and Fray Pedro Benito Cambón.
WHAT: The mission was named after St. Francis of Assisi, namesake of the Franciscan Order of Priests. The nickname of the mission is “Mission Dolores”, and is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco.
WHERE: Mission San Francisco is located at 320 Dolores Street in San Francisco, California. The city of San Francisco was named after the mission.
WHEN: The mission was founded on October 9, 1776. It was the sixth of California’s twenty-one missions.
WHY: It was founded for the continued religious conversion of the indigenous tribe of Native American peoples. It also provided a focus for Spanish settlement in the area.
HOW: The mission was built by the labor of the Ohlone/Costanoan peoples under the design and direction of the Franciscans.
Below are six sites for more information:
- en.wikipedia.org/Mission_San_Francisco_de_Asis
- missionscalifornia.com/san-francisco-de-asis-mission
- californiamissionsfoundation.org/mission-san-francisco-de-asis/
- www.missiondolores.org
- missiontour.org/mission-san-francisco-de-asis
- factcards.califa.org/sanfranciscodeasis
