Discovering Mission San Diego de Alcalá

Discovering Mission San Diego de Alcalá book cover — CAVENDISH SQUARE NEW YORK California Missions Discovering Mission San Diego de Alcalá by Sam Hamilton

Discovering Mission San Diego de Alcalá — page 1 — Mission San Diego de Alcalá started in 1769 was the first mission in Alta California

Discovering Mission San Diego de Alcalá — page 2 — 1 The Spanish Explore San Diego High on a hill about 5 miles 8 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean in the city of San Diego lies Mission San Diego de Alcalá the first of twenty-one Spanish missions built along California’s coast On arrival visitors can see the church the bell tower and the white walls surrounding the mission’s interior This is a place filled with history told by the men women and children who lived there Exploring the New World Spain’s interest in this part of the world began after Christopher Columbus an Italian explorer working for Spain’s king and queen returned from a sea voyage in 1493 He had been searching for a direct water route from Europe to Asia and had accidentally discovered a new world North America South America and Central America full of riches people and land Spain in search of gold and spices was eager to explore this new area The country also hoped to settle the land and convert the Native people to the most dominant religion at that time Catholicism In the years following Columbus’s journey Spain sent explorers and soldiers to find out all they could about the land The first explorer following Columbus’s route was Hernán 5

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