On September 8, 1797, the fourth Mission founded by Father Lasuén in less than three months was named San Fernando Rey de España. Although the Mission was supposed to relieve the long march between San Gabriel and San Buenaventura, the …
Father Lasuén founded Mission San Fernando Rey de España on September 8, 1797. The Padres sought a location for a new mission to relieve the long journey between Mission San Gabriel and Mission San Buenaventura. Juan Francisco Reyes, the Alcalde …
Mission San Fernando Rey de España, the seventeenth mission in the chain, was founded on September 8, 1797. The location in San Fernando was a prime spot, along the main highway leading to Los Angeles. This made it a convenient …