Mission San Diego de Alcalá

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Roman Catholic mission Spanish mission in California historic site tourist attraction

Mission San Diego de Alcalá is a historic 18th-century Spanish Catholic mission in San Diego, California, recognized as the first of the California missions and a cornerstone of early European settlement in the region.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	As subject	As object
affected by Mission San Diego de Alcalá	0	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic mission → Spanish mission in California → historic site → tourist attraction →
archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles →
architecturalStyle	Mission Revival (reconstruction) → Spanish Colonial →
associatedWithEthnicGroup	Kumeyaay people →
belongsTo	Roman Catholicism → surface form: Roman Catholic Church
builder	Spanish Empire →
CaliforniaHistoricalLandmarkNumber	242 →
category	18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States → Religious buildings and structures completed in the 18th century → Spanish missions in San Diego County, California →
coordinateLocation	32.784°N 117.106°W →
country	United States of America → surface form: United States
currentUse	museum → parish church →
dedicatedTo	Saint Didacus of Alcalá →
diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego →
foundedBy	Franciscan Order → Junípero Serra →
foundingDate	1769-07-16 →
hasBelltower	yes →
hasHeritageDesignation	California Historical Landmark → National Historic Landmark →
hasWebsite	https://www.missionsandiego.org/ →
heritageDesignationDate	1970 →
isFirstOf	Spanish missions in California → surface form: California missions
isInMetropolitanArea	San Diego metropolitan area →
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places →
locatedIn	Alta California (Spanish colony) → surface form: Alta California California, United States → surface form: California San Diego → San Diego County → surface form: San Diego County, California United States of America → surface form: United States
namedAfter	San Diego de Alcalá →
near	San Diego River →
NRHPReferenceNumber	70000144 →
numberOfBells	5 →
originalPurpose	convert Indigenous peoples to Christianity → establish Spanish presence in Alta California →
partOf	California mission chain → Spanish missions in California → surface form: Spanish missions in the Americas
reconstructionDate	1776 → 20th century →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
significantEvent	Kumeyaay attack of 1775 →

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Junípero Serra → founded → Mission San Diego de Alcalá →

Spanish missions in California → hasPart → Mission San Diego de Alcalá →

Kumeyaay people → historicalEvent → Mission San Diego de Alcalá →

this entity surface form: affected by Mission San Diego de Alcalá

San Diego, California, United States → missionName → Mission San Diego de Alcalá →

subject surface form: San Diego