Mission San Francisco de Asis

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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 as the sixth of twenty-one missions founded in California. The mission was associated with the Presidio of San Francisco which eventually provided military support for the six missions in the San Francisco area.

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

Current Status

The mission church and adjacent graveyard have remained relatively unchanged despite periods of abandonment and disrepair. Restoration efforts have kept the facade close to the original. Located in downtown San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.


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


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Location: 16th & Dolores streets. San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.

Maps & Images

Lat: 37.7640966 Long: -122.4269155

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Visited: 18 Nov 2012

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