Episode 2 of 4

Construction begins under José Cavaller

When
1772
Where
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
Part of
Founding of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa

José Cavaller, five soldiers, and two neophytes began building Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, which later became the town of San Luis Obispo.

Following the founding Mass, José Cavaller, five soldiers, and two neophytes began building the Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. The mission site would later grow into the town of San Luis Obispo, which the Spanish had founded in 1772 with the mission's establishment.

Sources

  1. San Luis Obispo, California Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22

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