Mission San Diego de Alcalá - wikipedia Mission San Diego de Alcalá `` Mission San Diego '' redirects here. For the San Diego Trolley station, see Mission San Diego station. Mission San Diego de Alcalá The church façade of Mission San Diego de Alcalá Location in San Diego Location 10818 San Diego Mission Rd. San Diego, California 92108 - 2429 Coordinates 32 ° 47 ′ 4 '' N 117 ° 6 ′ 23 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.78444 ° N 117.10639 ° W ﻿ / 32.78444 ; - 117.10639 Coordinates : 32 ° 47 ′ 4 '' N 117 ° 6 ′ 23 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.78444 ° N 117.10639 ° W ﻿ / 32.78444 ; - 117.10639 Name as founded La Misión San Diego de Alcalá English translation The Mission of Saint Didacus of Acalá Patron Saint Didacus of Alcalá Nickname ( s ) `` Mother of the Alta California Missions '' Founding date July 16, 1769 Founding priest ( s ) Father Presidente Junípero Serra Built 1769 Architect Fr. Jose Bernardo Sanchez Founding Order First Headquarters of the Alta California Mission System 1769 -- 1771 Military district First Native tribe ( s ) Spanish name ( s ) Kumeyaay ( Ipai / Tipai ) Diegueño Native place name ( s ) Kosoi, Nipawai Baptisms 6,522 Confirmations 1,379 Marriages 1,794 Burials 4,322 Neophyte population 1,455 Secularized 1834 Returned to the Church 1862 Governing body Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego Current use Parish Church U.S. National Register of Historic Places Official name : San Diego Mission Church Designated April 15, 1970 Reference no. 70000144 U.S. National Historic Landmark Designated April 15, 1970 California Historical Landmark Reference no. # 242 San Diego Historic Landmark Designated October 6, 1976 Reference no. 113 Website http://missionsandiego.com Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá was the first Franciscan mission in The Californias, a province of New Spain. Located in present - day San Diego, California, it was founded on July 16, 1769 by Spanish friar Junípero Serra in an area long inhabited by the Kumeyaay people. The mission and the surrounding area were named for the Catholic Didacus of Alcalá, a Spaniard more commonly known as San Diego. The mission was the site of the first Christian burial in Alta California. San Diego is also generally regarded as the site of the region 's first public execution, in 1778. Father Luis Jayme, California 's first Christian martyr, lies entombed beneath the chancel floor. The current church, built in the early 19th century, is the fifth to stand on this location. The mission site is a National Historic Landmark. Contents 1 History 1.1 Rancho period ( 1834 -- 1849 ) 1.2 California statehood ( 1850 -- 1900 ) 1.3 20th century and beyond ( 1901 -- present ) 2 Other historic designations 3 Mission industries 3.1 Wine 4 Mission bells 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links History The former Spanish settlement at the Kumeyaay 's Nipawai lies within that area occupied during the late Paleoindian period and continuing on into the present day by the Native society commonly known as the Diegueño ; the name denotes those people who were ministered by the padres at Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Relatively, much is known about the native inhabitants in recent centuries, thanks in part to the efforts of the Spanish explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, who documented his observations of life in the coastal villages he encountered along the Southern California coast in October 1542. Cabrillo, a Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain, is credited with the discovery of San Diego Bay. On the evening of September 28, 1542 the ships San Salvador and Victoria sailed into the harbor, whereupon Cabrillo christened it `` San Miguel. '' During that expedition a landing party went ashore and briefly interacted with a small group of natives. Some sixty years later another Spanish explorer, Sebastián Vizcaíno, made landfall some ten miles from the present Mission site. Under Vizcaíno 's command the San Diego, Santo Tomás, and frigate Tres Reyes dropped anchor on November 10, 1602, and the port was renamed `` San Diego de Alcalá. '' It would be another 167 years before the Spanish returned to San Diego. Ever since the voyages of Christopher Columbus, the Kingdom of Spain sought to establish missions to convert the pagans in Nueva España ( `` New Spain '' ) to Roman Catholicism to save souls, and in part, to facilitate colonization of these lands. However, it was not until 1741 -- the time of the Vitus Bering expedition, when the territorial ambitions of Tsarist Russia towards North America became known -- that King Philip V felt such installations were necessary in Upper California. In 1769, Visitador General José de Gálvez sent the expedition of Junípero Serra and Gaspar de Portolà to found missions and presidios at San Diego and Monterey ( see Timeline of the Portolà expedition ), thereby securing Spain 's claim to the Pacific Coast harbors recommended by Cabrillo and Vizcaino. Two groups traveled from Lower California on foot, while a pair of packet ships ( bearing supplies ) traveled up the coast from the Baja California Peninsula. Rancho Period ( 1834 -- 1849 ) On August 9, 1834 Governor Figueroa issued his `` Decree of Confiscation. '' The missions were offered for sale to citizens, who were unable to come up with the price, so all mission property was broken up into ranchos and given to ex-military officers who had fought in the War of Independence against Spain. On June 8, 1846 Mission San Diego de Alcalá was given to Santiago Argüello by Governor Pío Pico ``... for services rendered to the government. '' After the United States annexed California, the Mission was used by the military from 1846 to 1862. Plaque of the Mission San Diego de Alcala California statehood ( 1850 -- 1900 ) President Abraham Lincoln signed a proclamation on May 23, 1862 that restored ownership of the Mission proper to the Roman Catholic Church. When Mission San Diego de Alcalá was granted back to the Church, it was in ruins. In the 1880s Father Anthony Ubach began to restore the old Mission buildings. 20th century and beyond ( 1901 -- present ) Father Ubach died in 1907 and restoration work ceased until 1931. In 1941, the Mission once again became a parish church, in what is still an active parish serving the Diocese of San Diego. In 1976, Pope Paul VI designated the Mission church as a minor basilica. Mission San Diego de Alcalá is located within San Diego city limits, near the intersection of Interstate 8 and Interstate 15, and approximately one mile east of Qualcomm Stadium. The parish is partially funded by a gift shop, and self - guided tours of the grounds and buildings are available to the public for a small donation. Other historic designations California Historical Landmark # 242 California Historical Landmark # 784 -- El Camino Real ( starting point in Alta California ) City of San Diego Historic Designation # 113 Mission industries The cattle brand used at Mission San Diego. The goal of the missions was, above all, to become self - sufficient in relatively short order. Farming, therefore, was the most important industry of any mission. Prior to the establishment of the missions, the native peoples knew only how to utilize bone, seashells, stone, and wood for building, tool making, weapons, and so forth. The missionaries discovered that the Indians, who regarded labor as degrading to the masculine, had to be taught industry in order to learn how to be self - supportive. The result was the establishment of a great manual training school that comprised agriculture, the mechanical arts, and the raising and care of livestock. Everything consumed and otherwise utilized by the natives was produced at the missions under the supervision of the padres ; thus, the neophytes not only supported themselves, but after 1811 sustained the entire military and civil government of California. Wheat, corn, wine grapes, barley, beans, cattle, horses, and sheep were the major crops at San Diego. In 1795, construction on a system of aqueducts was begun to bring water to the fields and the Mission ( the first irrigation project in Upper California ). The building manager was Fray Pedro Panto, who was poisoned by his Indian cook Nazario before the project was completed. In his testimony, in the trial that followed, Nazario stated that he had poisoned the friar due to constant beatings inflicted by Friar Panto. The Mission San Diego was primarily supported from lands included in a Spanish royal land grant, encompassing roughly the eastern third of the current City of San Diego, as well as most of the cities of La Mesa and Lemon Grove. While not exact, its boundaries are roughly Interstate 805, Miramar Road, Route 125 ( California ), Skyline Drive and Division Street. Boundary Street ( which parallels Interstate 805 in the neighborhood of North Park ) lies directly on one portion of the boundary and draws its name from it. Wine See also : History of California wine The first vinyards planted in California, were planted at the mission in 1769. Father Junípero Serra planted these initial vines. The vines were of the Mission variety, which were bright to Mexico in the 16th Century. Unfortunately, the initial plantings did not survive, with Mission San Juan Capistrano having the first surviving plantings. By at least 1781, wine was being produced at the mission. One source claims that the vineyard on mission lands reached up to fifty thousand acres. The mission vineyards were around until at least 1823. Mission bells Bells were vitally important to daily life at any mission. The bells were rung at mealtimes, to call the Mission residents to work and to religious services, during births and funerals, to signal the approach of a ship or returning missionary, and at other times ; novices were instructed in the intricate rituals associated with ringing the mission bells. This mission had five bells. See also San Diego County portal Catholicism portal Spanish missions in California Santa Ysabel Asistencia Presidio of San Diego USNS Mission San Diego ( AO - 121 ) -- a Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oiler built during World War II. Union Station ( San Diego ) Notes Natives utilize a primitive plow to prepare a field for planting near Mission San Diego de Alcalá. A painting of Mission San Diego de Alcalá as it appeared in 1848 depicts the original campanario ( `` bell tower '' ), before it was reduced to rubble. The painting also shows the enclosed front portico. The `` Alemany Plat '' prepared by the U.S. Land Surveyor 's Office to define the property restored to the Catholic Church by the Public Land Commission, later confirmed by presidential proclamation on May 23, 1862. President Abraham Lincoln 's signature as it appeared on the United States Patent that restored the Mission property to the Catholic Church in 1862. This is one of the few documents that the President signed as `` A. Lincoln '' instead of his customary `` Abraham Lincoln. '' Mission San Diego de Alcalá as it stood circa 1900. Note the missing Campanario, and the exposed church, which fell into disrepair. Aerial view of the Mission, 2011 ^ Jump up to : Leffingwell, p. 17 ^ Jump up to : Krell, p. 71 Jump up ^ Young, p. 14 ^ Jump up to : Yenne, p. 24 Jump up ^ Ruscin, p. 196 Jump up ^ Yenne, p. 186 Jump up ^ Forbes, p. 202 Jump up ^ Engelhardt 1920, pp. v, 228 `` The military district of San Diego embraced the Missions of San Diego, San Luis Rey, San Juan Capistrano, and San Gabriel... '' Jump up ^ Ruscin, p. 195 ^ Jump up to : Krell, p. 315 : as of December 31, 1832 ; information adapted from Engelhardt 's Missions and Missionaries of California. Jump up ^ Engelhardt 1920, pp. 300 -- 301 : as of December 31, 1832. An additional 426 confirmations were performed between January 1, 1833 and December 31, 1841. Jump up ^ Engelhardt 1920, pp. 300 -- 301. 1824 saw the greatest number of neophytes attached to the Mission ( 1,829 ), whereas the smallest recorded neophyte population was ninety seven neophyte. It was seen in 1774. ^ Jump up to : National Park Service ( 2010 - 07 - 09 ). `` National Register Information System ''. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. ^ Jump up to : `` San Diego Mission Church ''. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2009 - 02 - 14. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Historical Landmarks Designated by the San Diego Historical Resources Board '' ( PDF ). City of San Diego. Jump up ^ Snell, Charles ( September 4, 1976 ). `` San Diego Mission Church '' ( pdf ). National Register of Historic Places -- Inventory Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 22 May 2012. Jump up ^ `` San Diego Mission Church '' ( pdf ). Photographs. National Park Service. Retrieved 22 May 2012. ^ Jump up to : http://www.missionsandiego.org/visit/history/questions-answers/ Jump up ^ Kroeber 1925, p. 883 : Kroeber estimated that the native population in the immediate vicinity of San Diego was approximately 3,000 in 1770 ( exclusive of those in Baja California ). Jump up ^ As with other Spanish names given to the indigenous tribes they encountered arthas, the appellation Diegueño does not necessarily identify a specific ethnic or tribal group. Jump up ^ Yenne, p. 8 Jump up ^ Engelhardt 1920, p. 3 : September 28 was the eve of the `` Feast of the Archangel Saint Michael. '' Jump up ^ Engelhardt 1920, pp. 6 -- 9 : November 10 was the eve of `` St. Martin 's Day ''. Jump up ^ Davidson, p. 2 : `` Sebastian Vizcaino, entering November 11 -- 12, 1602, first applied the name San Diego de Alcalá to this port. '' Jump up ^ Morrison, p. 214 Jump up ^ Yenne, p. 10 Jump up ^ Engelhardt 1920, p. 9 Jump up ^ Yenne, p. 10 : In January 1769 the San Carlos departed Baya de San Barnabé, followed a month later by the San Antonio, which sailed out of Cabo San Lucas. A third vessel, the San José, left New Spain later that spring but was lost at sea. Jump up ^ Engelhardt 1922, p. 114 Jump up ^ Leffingwell, p. 19 ^ Jump up to : Engelhardt 1920, p. 348 Jump up ^ Robinson, pp. 31 -- 32 : Patents for each mission were issued to Archbishop J.S. Alemany based on his claim filed with the Public Land Commission on February 19, 1853. Jump up ^ Engelhardt 1920, p. 223. From the ' `` California Archives, State Papers, Missions, vol. vi, p. 180. Jump up ^ Engelhardt 1922, p. 211 Jump up ^ Hall, William Hammond ( 1888 ). Irrigation in California ( Southern ) : The Field, Water - supply, and Works, Organization and Operation in San Diego, San Bernardino, and Los Angeles Counties. California. Office of State Engineer. p. 85. Retrieved 14 July 2012. Jump up ^ Smythe, William Ellsworth ( 1907 ). History of San Diego, 1542 -- 1907 : An Account of the Rise and Progress of the Pioneer Settlement on the Pacific Coast of the United States. History Company. p. 77. Retrieved 14 July 2012. Jump up ^ McCormack, Brian T. ( 2007 - 01 - 01 ). `` Conjugal Violence, Sex, Sin, and Murder in the Mission Communities of Alta California ''. Journal of the History of Sexuality. 16 ( 3 ) : 391 -- 415. doi : 10.1353 / sex. 2007.0070. ISSN 1535 - 3605. Jump up ^ Dailey, Keli ( 29 August 2012 ). `` Winery guide : San Diego County, uncorked ''. San Diego Union - Tribune. Retrieved 19 September 2017. Never mind that the original Golden State vines broke ground at Mission San Diego de Alcalá in 1769 and became Father Junipero Serra 's Communion wine. Richard Vine ; Bruce Bordelon ; Ellen M. Harkness ; Theresa Browning ( 29 June 2013 ). Winemaking : From Grape Growing to Marketplace. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 10. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4757 - 2656 - 5. Wycoff, Ann ( 23 September 2016 ). `` The Ultimate San Diego Wine Guide ''. San Diego Magazine. Retrieved 21 September 2017. Jump up ^ Jean L. Jacobson ( 14 June 2006 ). Introduction to Wine Laboratory Practices and Procedures. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 85. ISBN 978 - 0 - 387 - 25120 - 2. Ian S Hornsey ( 9 October 2015 ). The Chemistry and Biology of Winemaking. Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 55. ISBN 978 - 1 - 78262 - 631 - 2. LaMar, Jim ( 25 August 2002 ). `` Mission ''. Professional Friends of Wine. Retrieved 21 September 2017. More than a century later, Franciscan monk Junipero Serra first planted the Mission variety in California, at Mission San Diego, in 1769. Jump up ^ `` Mission ''. Calwineries Inc. Retrieved 19 September 2017. Spanish Missionaries first brought the grape to Mexico during the 16th century. The vines that Father Juniper Serra planted at Mission San Diego in 1769 probably descended from these original grapes. Jump up ^ Charles L. Sullivan ( 1 October 1998 ). A Companion to California Wine : An Encyclopedia of Wine and Winemaking from the Mission Period to the Present. University of California Press. p. 218. ISBN 978 - 0 - 520 - 92087 - 3. Jump up ^ Dwight Furrow ; Lynn Furrow ( 22 November 2014 ). San Diego Wine Country : A Tasting Guide. BookBaby. p. 91. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4835 - 4599 - 8. Jump up ^ `` The Winery ''. Social Studies Fact Cards. Toucan Valley Publications, Inc. Retrieved 19 September 2017. Several missions became known for their wine. Mission San Diego had 50,000 acres of land planted in grapevines. Jump up ^ Lynne Newell Christenson ; Ellen L. Sweet ( 2008 ). Ranchos of San Diego County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7385 - 5965 - 0. Jump up ^ Engelhardt 1920, p. 346 References Bancroft, Hubert Howe ( 1884 -- 1880 ). 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Carrico Spanish Wiki page with Fray Pedro Panto  ́ s biography Early photographs, sketches of Mission San Diego de Alcala, via Calisphere, California Digital Library Early History of the California Coast, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary Listing, photographs, and drawings at the Historic American Buildings Survey Howser, Huell ( December 8, 2000 ). `` California Missions ( 101 ) ''. California Missions. Chapman University Huell Howser Archive. 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Question: who was the san diego mission named after
Answer: the Catholic Didacus of Alcalá, a Spaniard more commonly known as San Diego