Mission San Luis Rey de Francia

San Diego County · San Luis Rey · location approximate

Founded June 12, 1798 by Father Lasuén, then president of the California missions, and administered by Father Peyri. Notable for its impressive architecture—a composite of Spanish, Moorish, Mexican.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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