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1 st of 21 Missions Established: July 16,1769 Known as the Mother of the Missions

18 th of 21 Missions Established: June 13,1798 Known as the King of the Missions because it was the largest.

7 th of 21 Missions Established: November 1, 1776 Known as the Jewel of the Missions

4 th of 21 Missions Established: September 8, 1771 Known as the Pride of the Missions

17 th of 21 Missions Established: September 8, 1797

9 th of 21 Missions Established: March 31, 1782 Known as the The Mission by the Sea

10 th of 21 Missions Established: December 4, 1786 Known as the Queen of the Missions

19 th of 21 Missions Established: September 17, 1804 Known as the Mission of the Passes & Hidden Gem of the Missions

11 th of 21 Missions Established: December 8, 1787 Known as the La Purisma Consepcion de Maria Santisma

5 th of 21 Missions Established: September 1, 1772 Located half way between the north and south ends of the mission chain

16 th of 21 Missions Established: July 25, 1797 Known as the Captain of the Armies of God

3 rd of 21 Missions Established: July 14, 1771 Known as the The Miracle Worker de las Robles

13 th of 21 Missions Established: October 9, 1791 Known as the Nuestra Senora Dolorosisima de la Soledad

2 nd of 21 Missions Established: June 3, 1770 Known as Carmel Mission

15 th of 21 Missions Established: June 24, 1797 Known as the The Mission of Music

12 th of 21 Missions Established: August 28, 1791 Known as the Mission la Exaltacion de la Santa Cruz

8 th of 21 Missions Established: January 12, 1777 Known as the Rio de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe

14 th of 21 Missions Established: June 11, 1797 Known as the San Jose de Guadalupe

6 th of 21 Missions Established: October 9, 1776 Known as the Mission Dolores

20 th of 21 Missions Established: December 14, 1817 Named for Archangel Raphael “who announces the healing of God”

21 st of 21 Missions Established: July 4, 1823 Known as Sonoma Mission

There were 21 California Missions stretching 650 miles from San Diego in the south to Sonoma in the north. Father Junipero Serra established the pattern for the missions, placing them about a days walk apart. Evidence of the Missions surround us today. Streets and towns are named after the missions. Often a buildings architecture is inspired by the missions. Mission bells and red tile roofs can be seen throughout California.

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