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Founding of Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad

When
1791
Where
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, Soledad, California
Episodes
1

Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad was founded on October 9, 1791 by Franciscan Fermín Francisco de Lasuén, becoming the thirteenth of California's Spanish missions. The mission, named for Mary, Our Lady of Solitude, was established to convert the Native Americans of the area to Catholicism and today operates as a Catholic chapel and public museum.

Episodes

  1. October 9, 1791 · Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, Soledad, CaliforniaFounding of Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad

    Fermín Francisco de Lasuén founded the mission on October 9, 1791, as the thirteenth of California's Spanish missions.

Background and detail

Background. Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, commonly known as Mission Soledad, is a Spanish mission located in Soledad, California. Its full name, La Misión de María Santísima, Nuestra Señora Dolorosísima de la Soledad, translates as The Mission of Mary Most Holy, Our Lady of Sorrows of Solitude, and it is named for Mary, Our Lady of Solitude.

Founding. The mission was founded by the Franciscan order on October 9, 1791, with Fermín Francisco de Lasuén credited as its founder. It was established to convert the Native Americans living in the area to Catholicism, and it became the thirteenth of twenty-one missions in the California chain.

Later Status. In the present day, Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad functions as a Catholic chapel and a public museum, continuing to mark the site of the 1791 founding.

People involved

Sources

  1. Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-04

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