<P> Mission San Luis Rey de Francia is a former Spanish mission in an unincorporated part of San Diego County , surrounded by the present - day city of Oceanside , California , United States . The mission was founded on June 13 , 1798 by Padre Fermín Lasuén , and was the eighteenth of the Spanish missions established in California . Named for Saint Louis , the mission lent its name to the Luiseño tribe of Mission Indians . </P>
<P> Mission San Luis Rey de Francia is a former Spanish mission in an unincorporated part of San Diego County , surrounded by the present - day city of Oceanside , California , United States . The mission was founded on June 13 , 1798 by Padre Fermín Lasuén , and was the eighteenth of the Spanish missions established in California . Named for Saint Louis , the mission lent its name to the Luiseño tribe of Mission Indians . </P>
who helped build mission san luis rey de francia
who helped build mission san luis rey de francia
Padre Fermín Lasuén
Padre Fermín Lasuén