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.

Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa was founded in September in 1772. It is the fifth of California's 21 missions. The mission system was created by the Spanish to mark and expand their territory.

On Sept. 1, 1772, he founded Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. Today, the only bears remaining near Mission San Luis Obispo are the friendly bronze sculptures dabbing their paws in the plaza ...

Pismo Beach was named the best small beach town in the United States and SLO County ranked second among California’s top ...

Start with Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa at 751 Palm St., which was established by Father Junipero Serra in 1772. Other free places to go include the San Luis Obsipo Museum of Art at 1010 ...

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.

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