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Events on Sunday 16 July 1769 2
1769Mission San Diego de Alcalá foundedFirst Spanish mission in Alta CaliforniaThe Franciscan friar Junípero Serra founded the mission at San Diego during the Portolá expedition. It was the first of the 21 Spanish missions in California and marked the start of Spanish colonisation of the region.
1769Mission San Diego de Alcalá foundedFirst Spanish mission in Alta CaliforniaThe Franciscan friar Junípero Serra founded the mission at San Diego during the Portolá expedition. It was the first of the 21 Spanish missions in California and marked the start of Spanish colonisation of the region.