Historedia
Person

Pedro Fages

Events
2
Episodes
5
Years
1772

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Pedro Fages, 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

  1. Fages expedition to San Francisco Bay

    1772

    Role: Expedition leader; acting governor of Alta California

    1. 1772 · San Francisco Bay and its eastern shore, reached overland from MontereyFages and Crespí's 1772 expedition to San Francisco Bay

      Fages set out north from Monterey again in 1772 with Father Juan Crespí, following his easier inland route toward San Francisco Bay.

  2. Founding of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa

    1772

    Role: Commander who led the hunting expedition to la Cañada de los Osos

    1. 1772 · la Cañada de los Osos (Valley of the Bears)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.

    2. 1772 · Mission San Luis Obispo de TolosaConstruction 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.

    3. 1772 · Mission San Luis Obispo de TolosaNaming 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.

    4. September 1, 1772 · Mission San Luis Obispo de TolosaFounding 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.

Sources

  1. Pedro Fages Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-06
  2. San Luis Obispo, California Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22