José Cavaller
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Years
- 1772
Every event in Historedia whose sources name José Cavaller, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Founding of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
1772Role: Missionary who began building the mission with soldiers and neophytes
- Hunting expedition to the Valley of the Bears
Facing starvation at Monterey, Pedro Fages led a hunting expedition to la Cañada de los Osos to obtain food for the presidio and mission.
- Construction begins under José Cavaller
José Cavaller, five soldiers, and two neophytes began building Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, which later became the town of San Luis Obispo.
- Naming after Louis, bishop of Toulouse
The mission and later town were named after Saint Louis, bishop of Toulouse, France, a saint popular within the Franciscan order.
- Founding Mass and erection of the cross
On September 1, 1772, Junípero Serra celebrated the first Mass with a cross erected near San Luis Obispo Creek, founding the mission.
- Hunting expedition to the Valley of the Bears
Sources
- San Luis Obispo, California Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22