[PAR] [TLE] Mission San Diego de Alcalá [SEP] Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá was the first Franciscan mission in The Californias, a province of New Spain.  Located in present-day San Diego, California, it was founded on July 16, 1769 by Spanish friar Junípero Serra in an area long inhabited by the Kumeyaay people.  The mission and the surrounding area were named for the Catholic Didacus of Alcalá, a Spaniard more commonly known as "San Diego".  The mission was the site of the first Christian burial in Alta California.  San Diego is also generally regarded as the site of the region's first public execution, in 1778.  Father Luis Jayme, California's first Christian martyr, lies entombed beneath the chancel floor.  The current church is the fifth to stand on this location.  The Mission is a National Historic Landmark. [PAR] [TLE] Junípero Serra [SEP] Junípero Serra y Ferrer, O.F.M., ( ; ] , Catalan: "Juníper Serra i Ferrer" ) (November 24, 1713August 28, 1784) was a Roman Catholic Spanish priest and friar of the Franciscan Order who founded a mission in Baja California and the first nine of 21 Spanish missions in California from San Diego to San Francisco, in what was then Alta California in the Province of Las Californias, New Spain.
[PAR] [TLE] Mission San Diego de Alcalá [ SEP ] Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá was the first Franciscan mission in The Californias , a province of New Spain . Located in present - day San Diego , California , it was founded on July 16 , 1769 by Spanish friar Junípero Serra in an area long inhabited by the Kumeyaay people . The mission and the surrounding area were named for the Catholic Didacus of Alcalá , a Spaniard more commonly known as " San Diego " . The mission was the site of the first Christian burial in Alta California . San Diego is also generally regarded as the site of the region 's first public execution , in 1778 . Father Luis Jayme , California 's first Christian martyr , lies entombed beneath the chancel floor . The current church is the fifth to stand on this location . The Mission is a National Historic Landmark . [PAR] [TLE] Junípero Serra [ SEP ] Junípero Serra y Ferrer , O.F.M. , ( ; ] , Catalan : " Juníper Serra i Ferrer " ) ( November 24 , 1713August 28 , 1784 ) was a Roman Catholic Spanish priest and friar of the Franciscan Order who founded a mission in Baja California and the first nine of 21 Spanish missions in California from San Diego to San Francisco , in what was then Alta California in the Province of Las Californias , New Spain .
When was the founder of the Mission Basilica San Diego born?
When was the founder of the Mission Basilica San Diego born ?
November 24,
November 24,