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Summary: San Francisco Solano, the last California mission, was founded on July 4, 1823. The 1840 church was restored in 1913. The restored mission complex includes the church, the padres' quarters (now a museum), and a large quadrangle. There is a commemorative wall with the names of the Indian neophytes located on the west side of the mission.
Mission San Francisco de Solano marks the end of the mission trail. This twenty-first and last mission was founded on July 4, 1823 in what is today the city of Sonoma. When the Franciscan Fathers erected this northern most mission, it culminated three hundred years of Spanish-Mexican settlement in California, which dated back to 1523.
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Mission San Francisco Solano was the 21st, last, and northernmost mission in Alta California. [7] It was named for Saint Francis Solanus. It was the only mission built in Alta California after Mexico gained independence from Spain. The difficulty of its beginning demonstrates the confusion resulting from that change in governance.
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Oct 26, 2023 · A Brief History: Founded in 1823 by Franciscan priest, Father José Altimira, Mission San Francisco Solano stands as the northernmost and the last of the 21 Spanish missions established in California. It was built with the intent of converting the native Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo peoples to Christianity, while also serving as a buffer ...
Mission San Francisco de Solano was founded in Sonoma July 4, 1823 by Father José Altimira and named for Saint Francis Solano, missionary to the Peruvian Indians. The mission was dedicated in April 1824 and in 1827 the original church was replaced by a larger church.
Nickname: Mission Sonoma. Location: 114 East Spain Street, Sonoma, CA 95476. Google Map. Hotel Deals. The final California Mission, and the only mission founded after Mexico’s independence from Spain. The mission was the result of a political compromise between its ambitious founder, Father José Altimira, and church authorities. Altimira ...
June 25, 1823: Fr. Altimira, Diputado Francisco Castro, Army Lieutenant José Sánchez and 19 soldiers set out to find a suitable location for a new mission. July 4, 1823: Mission San Francisco Solano is officially founded by Fr. José Altimira. Aug. 25, 1823: Building of the mission commences. April 4, 1824: The church building is dedicated.
