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May 15, 1769: Portola, the Rev. Junipero Serra, 11 soldiers, five muleteers and 12 Christian Indians set out with 200 cattle ...
Mission San Diego de Alcalá, in 1769. Its strategic position shaped its role as a military and trade hub, laying the ...
The first mission founded in 1769, San Diego de Alcalá marks the starting point of the Camino Real. Its whitewashed walls and ...