<P> Mission San Juan Bautista is a Spanish mission in San Juan Bautista , San Benito County , California . Founded on June 24 , 1797 by Fermín Lasuén of the Franciscan order , the mission was the fifteenth of the Spanish missions established in present - day California . Named for Saint John the Baptist , the mission is the namesake of the city of San Juan Bautista . </P>
<P> Mission San Juan Bautista is a Spanish mission in San Juan Bautista , San Benito County , California . Founded on June 24 , 1797 by Fermín Lasuén of the Franciscan order , the mission was the fifteenth of the Spanish missions established in present - day California . Named for Saint John the Baptist , the mission is the namesake of the city of San Juan Bautista . </P>
when was the san juan bautista mission built
when was the san juan bautista mission built
Founded on June 24 , 1797
Founded on June 24 , 1797