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Mission Founding

When
June 12, 1798
Where
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia
Part of
Founding of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia

Padre Fermín Lasuén established the mission on June 12, 1798, as the eighteenth Spanish mission in Alta California.

The founding occurred on June 12, 1798, led by Padre Fermín Lasuén. This event marked the creation of the eighteenth of the twenty-one Spanish missions built in the Alta California Province of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.

Sources

  1. Mission San Luis Rey de Francia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-04

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