▁the ▁early ▁structures ▁and ▁forced ▁re location ▁to ▁higher ▁ground . ▁The ▁second ▁site ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁Mission ▁Santa ▁Clara ▁de ▁As ís . ▁ ▁A ▁subsequent ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 7 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁is ▁located ▁several ▁hundred ▁yards ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁De ▁La ▁Cruz ▁over pass ▁of ▁the ▁C alt rain ▁track ; ▁moreover , ▁several ▁Native ▁American ▁bur ial ▁sites ▁have ▁been ▁discovered ▁near ▁this ▁subsequent ▁site . ▁The ▁current ▁site , ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁college ▁in ▁Al ta ▁California , ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 8 . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁there ▁was ▁t ension ▁between ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁and ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁P ue blo ▁de ▁San ▁Jos è ▁over ▁disput ed ▁ownership ▁rights ▁of ▁land ▁and ▁water . ▁The ▁t ension ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁when ▁a ▁road , ▁the ▁Al amed a , ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁two ▁hundred ▁Indians ▁to ▁link ▁the ▁communities ▁together . ▁On ▁Sund ays , ▁people ▁from ▁San ▁Jose ▁would ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁mission ▁for ▁services , ▁until ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁In ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁Santa ▁Clara ▁reported ▁an ▁Indian ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 , 2 7 1 . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁tab ular ▁report , ▁its ▁resident ▁priest ▁estimated ▁that ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁cattle , ▁ 9 , 5 0 0 ▁sheep , ▁ 7 3