On Oct. 9, 1776, seven months after establishing the city of San Francisco by Spanish colonists, Lieutenant Jose Joaquin Moraga and Francisco Palou found the Mission San Francisco de Asis.

Historic Mission Santa Clara is a consecrated Roman Catholic church that sits at the heart of Santa Clara University’s campus. First Established by the Franciscan Order in 1777 as part of the chain of ...

Founded in 1776 near the village of Chutchui by Franciscan Friar Francisco Palou, Mission San Francisco de Asis, popularly known as Mission Dolores, has always had a central place in the civic and ...