A historic mission in San Diego – the first-ever of its kind built in California – will host a festival this weekend highlighting its Spanish and Native American roots as the landmark turns ...

Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala, founded in 1769, is located at 10818 San Diego Mission Rd. By Monica Garske • Published July 12, 2019 • Updated on July 16, 2019 at 6:08 am BOOKMARKER ...

The West Coast’s Plymouth Rock, Mission San Diego de Alcalá on Thursday will launch a year of events marking its 250th anniversary. “The mission really is the beginning of what became the ...

The 22nd pastor of Mission San Diego de Alcalá, California's first Christian church, on Thursday opened what he called a memorable year in its history by seeking to heal wounds of its early years.

SAN DIEGO — Two-and-a-half centuries after its founding, California’s oldest mission held its Festival of the Bells on Saturday, the only time of the year when parishioners ring all five of ...

Founded in 1769 by Junípero Serra, Mission San Diego de Alcalá was the first of 21 missions in Alta California. Locally, with names like the “Padres” to “Mission Federal Credit Union ...

Led by Father Junípero Serra, they founded the first mission, San Diego de Alcalá, in 1769, followed by others such as San Carlos Borromeo and San Gabriel Arcángel.