Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa was the fifth to be established by the Spanish in California. Michael LaFreniere, docent, and Dan Krieger,… read more Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa was the ...

The fifth of 21 California missions, Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa represents a long and storied history with deep ties to the region’s history, as well as controversy as it relates to ...

The founding of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa put the town on the Vatican and Spain’s map of the world 250 years ago. The Northern Chumash lived in the nearby village of Tixilini.

Downtown SLO is centered around Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, a Spanish mission founded in 1772. The state’s missions figure prominently in the formation of California, giving rise to ...

Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce Aerial view of San Luis Obispo-Chorro Valley from Cuesta Ridge. San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce Historic downtown streets ...

The city announced Friday it plans to begin construction Jan. 13 on a major overhaul of the downtown plaza adjacent to the Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. The work, conducted by Quincon Inc ...

They are on a pilgrimage to visit all the missions in California. Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa was founded in September of 1772 and is the fifth of California's 21 missions. The mission ...

Behind the adobe walls of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, there is a complicated history tied to Spanish conquerors, church leaders and Native Americans. “We really started with the mission era.