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Mission San Francisco Solano

Sonoma State Historic Park, NW corner of Spain at 1st St E, Sonoma, CA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 38° 17' 36.7764", -122° 27' 23.0688"
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On July 4, 1823, Padre José Altamira founded this northernmost of California's Franciscan mission s, the only one established in California under independent Mexico. In 1834, secularization orders were carried out by Military Commandant M. G. Vallejo, and Mission San Francisco Solano became a parish church serving the Pueblo and Sonoma Valley until it was sold in 1881.

Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00
 
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