Late in June, 1776, Father Francisco Palóu and Lt. José Moraga, accompanied by 16 Spanish soldiers, led a small party to the shores of San Francisco Bay. There were some wives and children of soldiers in the party, as well …
The mission called Dolores was founded October 8, 1776. The padres chose a site for Mission San Francisco de Asís beside a little inlet called Laguna Dolores. The nearby pueblo was named Yerba Buena. As time went by the town …
The first mass at Mission San Francisco de Asís was celebrated by Padre Francisco Palóu in a tule arbor on June 29th, 1776, right after the Spanish expedition reached the shores of San Francisco. Nonetheless, Mission San Francisco de Asís was …