<P> Father Serra sent an expedition down south to San Luis Obispo to start building the mission . On September 1 , 1772 , a cross was erected near San Luis Obispo Creek and Father Junípero Serra celebrated the first mass , marking the site as the destination for yet another mission . However , briefly following the first mass , Father Junípero Serra returned to San Diego and left the responsibility of the mission 's construction to Father Jose Cavaller . Father Cavaller , five soldiers , and two neophytes began building what is now Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa . Father Cavaller received help in the building of the Mission from the local friendly tribe , the Chumash Indians . The Chumash helped construct palisades , which would serve as temporary buildings for the Mission . However , due to several Indian tribes which were determined to get rid of European settlers , they set these buildings ablaze . Because of this , Father Cavaller was forced to rebuild the buildings using adobe and tile structures . </P>
<P> Father Serra sent an expedition down south to San Luis Obispo to start building the mission . On September 1 , 1772 , a cross was erected near San Luis Obispo Creek and Father Junípero Serra celebrated the first mass , marking the site as the destination for yet another mission . However , briefly following the first mass , Father Junípero Serra returned to San Diego and left the responsibility of the mission 's construction to Father Jose Cavaller . Father Cavaller , five soldiers , and two neophytes began building what is now Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa . Father Cavaller received help in the building of the Mission from the local friendly tribe , the Chumash Indians . The Chumash helped construct palisades , which would serve as temporary buildings for the Mission . However , due to several Indian tribes which were determined to get rid of European settlers , they set these buildings ablaze . Because of this , Father Cavaller was forced to rebuild the buildings using adobe and tile structures . </P>
when was mission san luis obispo de tolosa built
when was mission san luis obispo de tolosa built
September 1 , 1772
September 1 , 1772