▁around ▁the ▁Bay ▁Area ▁by ▁ 1 8 3 9 ; ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁villages ▁could ▁not ▁support ▁themselves , ▁so ▁they ▁began ▁ra iding ▁the ▁nearby ▁ran chos . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁California ▁became ▁a ▁state . ▁With ▁that ▁change , ▁pri ests ▁of ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁order ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁Mission ▁Santa ▁Clara ▁de ▁As ís ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁from ▁the ▁Francis c ans . ▁Father ▁John ▁Nob ili , ▁S . J ., ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁mission . ▁He ▁began ▁a ▁college ▁on ▁the ▁mission ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁which ▁grew ▁into ▁Santa ▁Clara ▁University ; ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁mission ▁to ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁university , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁oldest ▁university ▁in ▁California . ▁Through out ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁mission , ▁the ▁b ells ▁have ▁r ung ▁faith fully ▁every ▁evening , ▁a ▁promise ▁made ▁to ▁King ▁Charles ▁III ▁of ▁Spain ▁when ▁he ▁sent ▁the ▁original ▁b ells ▁to ▁the ▁mission ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 7 . ▁He ▁asked ▁that ▁the ▁b ells ▁be ▁r ung ▁each ▁evening ▁at ▁ 8 : 3 0 ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁died , ▁although ▁the ▁actual ▁b ells ▁have ▁since ▁been ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁recording . ▁The ▁bell ▁tower ▁has ▁three ▁b ells ; ▁one ▁was ▁don ated ▁by ▁King ▁Carlos ▁IV ▁but ▁subsequently ▁destroyed ▁in ▁a ▁fire . ▁King ▁Al ph onso ▁XIII ▁don ated ▁a ▁replacement ▁bell ,