Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
WHO: Mission San Luis Obispo was founded by Father Junipero Serra.
WHAT: The mission was named after Saint Louis of Anjou the bishop of Toulouse, and nicknamed “Prince of the Missions” , “Mission in the Valley of Bears”, and the “The Accidental Mission”
WHERE: The mission is located 751 Palm St., San Luis Obispo, California. The city of San Luis Obispo is named after the mission.
WHEN: The mission was founded in 1772. It was the fifth 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 Spanish settlement in the area.
HOW: The mission was built by the labor of the Salinan native tribe of the area; under the design and the direction of the Franciscan priests.
Below are six sites for more information:
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Luis_Obispo_de_Tolosa
- factcards.califa.org/mis/sanluisobispo
- missionsanluisobispo.org
- www.athanasius.com/camission/obispo
- californiamissionsfoundation.org/mission-san-luis-obispo/
- missionscalifornia.com/san-luis-obispo
