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
On De La Cruz Boulevard at Martin Avenue, on the right when traveling east on De La Cruz Boulevard.
Second site 1799–1784 Mission Santa Clara de Asis.
Original site January 12, 1777 founded by the Franciscan Fathers 967 yards north, 334 yards south of Bayshore Highway Bridge No. 37–64. — — Map (db m154470) 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 m2399) HM
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