Mission San Diego De Alcala

San Diego's First Mission -  it was founded on July 16, 1769, by Spanish friar Junipero Serra in an area long inhabited by the Kumeyaay people. The mission and the surrounding area were named for the saint Didacus of Alcal á,  a Spaniard more commonly known as San Diego. The mission was the site of the first Christian burial in Alta California. The original mission burned in 1775 during an uprising by local natives. 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 who was among those killed during the 1775 uprising against the mission, 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...