Mission San Francisco de Asis

Mission San Francisco de Asis (1776-1834) - A Spanish mission established in 1776 by Father Francisco Palou and Lt. Jose Joaquin Moraga in present day San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Also known as Mission Dolores and Mission de los Dolores. Secularization in 1834 ended church ownership of the mission community property.

Mission San Francisco de Asis (Mission Dolores)	El Camino Real Marker on Mission Dolores
Mission Dolores Old Lithograph circa 1850s

Mission San Francisco de Asis History

The Mission was founded on 29 Jun 1776, by Lt. Jose Joaquin Moraga and Father Francisco Palou.

Secularization in 1834 ended church ownership of the mission community property.

Current Status

San Francisco, San Francisco County, California

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 228832

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Location: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Maps & Images Lat: 37.7640966 Long: -122.4269155 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 82'

Sources:

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Mission San Francisco de Asís
• Mission San Francisco de Asis Site
• Wikipedia - Mission San Francisco de Asis

Visited: 18 Nov 2012

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