Mission San Luis Rey de Francia

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Mission San Luis Rey de Francia is a former Spanish mission in San Luis Rey, a neighborhood of Oceanside, California. This Mission lent its name to the Luiseño tribe of Mission Indians.

Mission San Luis Rey de Francia in July 2022

Antonio Peyrí was the padre in charge of Mission San Luis Rey from 1799 to 1833.

Luiseños refusing to work for Captain Pablo de la Portillà in 1835.

The courtyard of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, with the first Peruvian Pepper Tree (Schinus molle) planted in California in 1830, visible behind the arch.

San Luis Rey, Oceanside, California

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San Luis Rey is a neighborhood in Oceanside, California. San Luis Rey is along the San Luis Rey River, 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of downtown Oceanside. San Luis Rey has a post office with ZIP code 92068, which opened in 1861.

Image: Oceanside, CA USA Mission San Luis Rey De Francia, 1798 panoramio (cropped)

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Image: Garden and Pepper Tree, Mission San Luis Rey, CA 9 16 (30824095672) (cropped)

Image: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia courtyard