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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.
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 ...
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.
Quick Facts. 21 st and final of the Alta California chain. Located in Sonoma. Northern most of the vast mission trails of the Americas. Founded on 7/4/1823. Culmination of 300 years of Spanish-Mexican arival in California, dating back to mid 1500’s. Located across the street from the Sonoma military barracks, built in 1836 by General Vallejo.
Cost: $3. Time needed: 30 minutes. Location: 114 E Spain St, Sonoma, CA 95476. Read about all 21 of the California Missions here. This information is from my visit in 2016. Getting There. Mission Sonoma is located right in the central downtown area of Sonoma.
Mission San Francisco Solano was the 21st mission in Alta California, and the only one built under the Mexican era. It was the northernmost and last of the missions to be established. San Francisco Solano, the patron saint of the mission, was a 17th Century missionary to the Peruvians. This mission site was chosen for its’ weather, water ...
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Historic Mission San Francisco Solano, founded in 1823, is part of Sonoma State Historic Park. It was the last and the northernmost of the missions to be established in Alta California, and the only one built during the Mexican era. The mission building, chapel and courtyard offer a glimpse of life at the mission and the exhibits are focused on ...
