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By Adam Margolis, June 18, 2016
Mission Santa Clara Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| | Santa Clara, the first california mission to honor a woman, Clare of Assisi, as its patron saint, was founded nearby on the Guadalupe River on January 12, 1777. It once had the largest Indian population of any California mission. Floods and . . . — — Map (db m81869) HM |
| | Founded in 1777, the Santa Clara Mission was moved here after flooding of the first two churches. Construction was begun in 1781 under Jose Murguia and the Mission was dedicated by Junipero Serra in 1784.
The adobe structure was damaged by an . . . — — Map (db m24313) HM |
| | This adobe, among the oldest in Santa Clara Valley, was one of several continuous rows of homes built in 1792–1800 as dwellings for the indian families of Mission Santa Clara. It links the Franciscan padres’ labors with California of today. — — Map (db m200836) HM |
Apr. 25, 2024
