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Mission San Francisco de Asís
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Mission San Francisco de Asís
Mission San Francisco de Asís
, or
Mission Dolores
, is the oldest surviving structure in
San Francisco
and the seventh religious settlement established as part of the
California chain of missions
. The
Mission
was founded on June 29, 1776, by
Lieutenant
José Joaquin Moraga
and
Francisco Palóu
(a companion of
Junípero Serra
), both members of the
de Anza Expedition
, which had been charged with bringing
Spanish
settlers to
Alta (upper) California
, and
evangelizing
the local
Natives
, the
Ohlone
.
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