Adventure 051, Site 005 – Mission Santa Clara

Capture California, the Game-2012

Adventure: 051, Site 005 – Mission Santa Clara

California Landmark Number: #338 and #250

Team: Thing One, Thing Two

Date:  August 23, 2012

Location:

Latitude: 37°20′57.37″N

Longitude: 121°56′29.76″W

Address: 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053

Description:

Date Built: January 12, 1777

See adventure Adventure 49/101, Mission 16 - Mission Santa Clara for further details.

NO. 338 MISSION SANTA CLARA - Founded nearby on the edge of the Guadalupe River on January 12, 1777, this is the first California mission to honor a woman-Clare of Assisi. The mission, which once had the largest Indian population of any in California, was moved after floods and earthquake, its fifth church was dedicated on this site in 1825. In 1851 Santa Clara College was established in the old mission buildings.
Location: In front of Mission Church, Univ of Santa Clara, The Alameda and Lexington St, Santa Clara

NO. 250 OLD SITES OF MISSION SANTA CLARA DE ASIS AND OLD SPANISH BRIDGE - The first mission in this valley, Mission Santa Clara de Thamien, was established at this site by Franciscan Padres Tomás de la Peña and Joseph Antonio Marguia January 17, 1777. Here, at the Indian village of So-co-is-u-ka, they erected a cross and shelter for worship to bring Christianity to the Costanoan Indians.
Location: SE corner of Central Expressway and De la Cruz Blvd, Santa Clara



References:

• Mission Santa Clara
  
• Wikipedia
  

Overall Landmark References:

• David Schmitt's California State Historical Landmark (Schmitt)
  
• Wikipedia: California's National Landmarks (WCNL)
  
• State of California's California Historical Landmarks (CHL)
  
• Wikipedia: California State Landmarks (WCSL)
  
• State of California Historical Resources (CHR)
  
• National Registry of Historical Places (NRHP)