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  2. Zephyrin Engelhardt - Wikipedia

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    Engelhardt, known as the "Father of Mission History", compiled extensive histories of the twenty-one Spanish missions in Alta California as well as other Franciscan settlements in Baja California and Arizona during the first decades of the 20th century. Engelhardt's work is today considered to be the standard authority regarding California ...

  3. Mission San Gabriel Arcángel - Wikipedia

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    Mission San Gabriel Arcángel (Spanish: Misión de San Gabriel Arcángel) is a Californian mission and historic landmark in San Gabriel, California.It was founded by the Spanish Empire on "The Feast of the Birth of Mary," September 8, 1771, as the fourth of what would become twenty-one Spanish missions in California. [10]

  4. Spanish missions in California - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 February 2025. 18th to 19th-century Catholic religious outposts in California For the establishments in modern-day Mexico, see Spanish missions in Baja California. The locations of the 21 Franciscan missions in Alta California. Part of a series on Spanish missions in the Americas of the Catholic ...

  5. Mission San Luis Rey de Francia - Wikipedia

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    Today, Mission San Luis Rey de Francia is a working mission, cared for by the people who belong to the parish, with ongoing restoration projects. Mission San Luis Rey has a Museum, Visitors' Center, Retreat Center, [ 26 ] gardens with the historic Pepper Tree, and the original small cemetery.

  6. Mission San José (California) - Wikipedia

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    The original site considered by Juan Crespí in 1772 for what was to become Mission San José was in what is today known as the San Ramon Valley.However, the Native Americans living in that area were very hostile towards the Spanish, so it was decided to locate the Mission farther south, in an area that is now part of Fremont, California.

  7. Find out which father won in TODAY’s TV dads bracket - AOL

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    Select your favorite television father in TODAY Show's TV Dad bracket. Tune in each day for the full breakdown of the bracket results.

  8. Mission San Antonio de Padua - Wikipedia

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    Founded on July 14, 1771, it was the third mission founded in Alta California by Father Presidente Junípero Serra. The mission was the first use of fired tile roofing in Upper California. [ 4 ] Today the mission is a parish church of the Diocese of Monterey and is no longer active in the mission work which it was set up to provide.

  9. The surprising afterlife of a '70s L.A. cult: How the ... - AOL

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    Father Yod opened the Source restaurant at 8301 Sunset Blvd. in 1969 to support his growing family of followers, and it became one of the first hotspots in L.A. for organic vegetarian food.