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Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Founding and Legacy
The article recounts the 1772 founding of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa by Father Serra at Bear Valley, its early hardships, notable figures like Fr. Cavalier and Fr. Palou, and the mission’s later decline under Mexican rule, refurbishments, and its current restoration and visitor routes along the Coast Highway and nearby roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaspar de Portola
San Diego
Monterey Bay
Father Junipero Serra
San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
Portola
Santa Maria River
San Louis Obispo
Juan Cres
Mexico
Fr. Serra
The
California Missions
Monterey
San Ding
Mission San Luis Obispo
Pedro Fages
Valley of the Bears
Mission San Antonio
Serra
Asae
Tdate
Obispo
Francisco Palou
Fages
Fr. Palou
Bear Valley
Canada de Los Osos
Presidente Serra
Jose Cavaller
San Luis Obispo
Palou
Fr. Cavalier
Captain Fages
Embryo Mission
Cavalier
Anza
Sonora
San Francisco
Pedro Font
San Joseph de Los Pimas
Fr. Font
Obis
California
Spain
Luis Martinez
Martinez
Lola
Santa Barbara
San Juan Capistrano
Fr. Martinez
Vicente Cane
Jose de Dia
Marana
Presidio
Joaquin Solis
Echeandia
Solis
Padre
Mission Santa Barbara
Manuel Jimeno Casarin
Anin
Ramon Abella
Eugene Duflot de Mofras
Forernor
Herrara
U. S. 101
Mis- 56
Orcutt
Los Alamos
Santa Maria
Nipoma
Arroyo Grande
San Joaquin Valley
U. S. 99
Famasa
Paso Robles
Mission San Miguel Arcangeli