Mission San Diego de Alcala
Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá was the second Franciscan-founded 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: Spanish mission in San Diego, California
- Also known as: “La Mision de San Diego de Alcala”, “La Mision San Diego de Alcala”, “La Misión San Diego de Alcalá”, “Mission San Diego”, “Mission San Diego de Alcalá”, and “San Diego Mission Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mission San Diego station and Snapdragon Stadium.
Mission San Diego station
Railway station
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Mission San Diego station is a station on San Diego Trolley's Green Line. The elevated station has side platforms. It is located in the Grantville neighborhood near Mission San Diego de Alcalá and National University's San Diego campus. Mission San Diego station is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Mission San Diego de Alcala.
Snapdragon Stadium
Stadium
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Snapdragon Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in San Diego, California, located on the campus of San Diego State University. It is the home of the San Diego State Aztecs football team of the Mountain West Conference, San Diego FC of Major League Soccer, and San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League. Snapdragon Stadium is situated 1 mile west of Mission San Diego de Alcala.
Grantville station
Railway station
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Union Grantville station is a station on San Diego Trolley's Green Line in the middle class residential Grantville neighborhood of San Diego, California. Grantville station is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Mission San Diego de Alcala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grantville and Kensington.
Grantville
Suburb
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Grantville is a neighborhood in San Diego, California, United States. It borders the communities of Allied Gardens, San Carlos, Tierrasanta and Mission Valley East.
Kensington
Quarter
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Kensington is a neighborhood in San Diego, California. Its borders are defined by Interstate 15 to the west, Interstate 8 to the north, Fairmount Avenue to the east, and El Cajon Boulevard to the south.
Allied Gardens
Village
Allied Gardens is a residential neighborhood in the eastern Navajo community of San Diego, California. It neighbors San Carlos to the east, Del Cerro to the south, the College Area to the southeast and Grantville to the southwest. Allied Gardens is situated 1½ miles east of Mission San Diego de Alcala.
Mission San Diego de Alcala
- Categories: Spanish missions in California, mission station, and religion
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Mission San Diego de Alcala” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Missió de San Diego de Alcalá”
- Chinese: “圣迭戈传道院”
- Dutch: “San Diego de Alcala-missie”
- Dutch: “San Diego de Alcalá-missie”
- French: “mission San Diego de Alcalá”
- French: “Mission San Diego de Alcalá”
- German: “Mission San Diego de Alcalá”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Misi San Diego de Alcalá, San Diego”
- Portuguese: “Missão de São Diego de Alcalá”
- Spanish: “Mision de San Diego de Alcala”
- Spanish: “Misión de San Diego de Alcalá”
- Spanish: “Misión San Diego de Alcalá”
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Explore places such as Mid-City:Kensington-Talmadge and Montezuma Mesa.
Nearby Places
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