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Mission San Diego is founded
On July 17th Father Serra founded mission San Diego de Alcala. -
Indian uprising
The churh burned down. Fr. Luis Jayme died. -
Padres make barrier
Padre Serra builds a wall of protection. -
The church was replaced
The church was replaced by a wider adobe church. -
Building the courtyard
Most of the other buildings were arranged in a quadrangle around the courtyard. -
Baptism for Indians
Sixy-five indians were baptised. -
Earthquake
In 1803 the new church was damaged by an earthquake. -
Water resource
The mission was running out of water so they built a dam to get water resource. -
Rebuilt church again
In 1813 they rebuild the church over again. -
Mission power reduced
The power of the mission was reduced because Mexico won the war of independence against Spain. -
The mission was given to Santiago Arguello
The mission was given to Santiago Arguello for government services. -
The mission now goes to the U.S. military
The mission was given to the U.S. goverment as a military base. -
The mission is destroyed
The mission is destroyed. Many people believe it is because the military destroyed structures. -
The mission is returned
In 1860 Abraham Lincoln signed a document to give 22 acres back to the mission. -
The military left
The military left and reported the mission as the buildings are stable. -
The only thing standing
The main wall was the only thing standing. -
rebuilding of mission
Father Anthony Ubach from St. Joseph's chapal made orders to rebuild the mission. -
Padre Anthony died
Padre Anthony died in 1907. -
Rebuilding stopped
Rebilding of mission stops. -
Minor Basilica
Pope Paul VI declared the mission a minor basilica. -
Today
Today the mission is an active parish and is being excavated.
