Mission San Diego de Alcala

Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá was the second Franciscan-founded mission in , a province of New Spain. Located in present-day , California, it was founded on July 16, 1769, by Spanish friar Junípero Serra, in an area long inhabited by the Kumeyaay people.
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  • Type: Religious organization
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • 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.

Railway station
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is a station on San Diego Trolley's Green Line. The elevated station has side platforms. It is located near the intersection of Rancho Mission and Ward Roads in the Grantville neighborhood. is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Mission San Diego de Alcala.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose stadium in , California, located on the campus of San Diego State University. It is the home of the San Diego State Aztecs football team of the Pac-12 Conference, San Diego FC of Major League Soccer, and San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League. is situated 1 mile west of Mission San Diego de Alcala.

Railway station
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Union is a station on San Diego Trolley's Green Line in the middle class residential of , California. is situated 3,300 feet southeast of Mission San Diego de Alcala.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grantville and Kensington.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in , California, United States. It borders the communities of Allied Gardens, San Carlos, Tierrasanta and Mission Valley East.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in , 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.

Suburb
is a residential neighborhood in the eastern Navajo community of , California. It neighbors San Carlos to the east, Del Cerro to the south, the College Area to the southeast and Grantville to the southwest. is situated 1½ miles east of Mission San Diego de Alcala.

Mission San Diego de Alcala

Latitude
32.78527° or 32° 47′ 7″ north
Longitude
-117.10646° or 117° 6′ 23″ west
Elevation
115 feet (35 metres)
Open location code
8544QVPV+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1554378591
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
5373715
Wiki­data ID
Q617891
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Mission San Diego de Alcala” goes by many names.

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