San Luis Rey De Francia By: John Pulido

Dates/Founder/Number
Date built: June 13, 1798
The priest who found it was Father Lasuen It was the 18th mission

Luiseno Indians were building the missions, but progress was slow

Missionaries and Features

The Luiseno Indians also lived at the missions with the Takic Indians

Features
Important features like the El Camino Real Bell is important because the El Camino Real Bell showed anyone the way to a mission Fountains made the mission look fancy The garden is nice to see and it is also pretty

Original Pictures of the Mission

New pictures of the Mission

Independence From The Spanish

After the Spanish left, they left the missions behind
Mexicans came and destroyed them Later on, the U.S.A. decided to rebuild it

The Lavanderia
The Lavanderia was a place where the Indians would wash their clothes It also was a garden for the mission

They would grow crops and plants there

The Lavanderia was also an important feature

Soldier's Barracks
The soilders would sleep in the barracks They also would read Sometimes they would wait if intruders would come, so they protect the mission

Church/Chapel
The priest would go gather the Indians, and tell them about Christianity in the church
There was also statues in there The priest would also tell the Luiseno and Takic Indians to repent and tell Jesus to forgive their sins