ECV1850 Plaque:
Santa Clara Mission

MISSION SANTA CLARA
SANTA CLARA, THE FIRST CALIFORNIA MISSION TO HONOR A WOMAN, CLARE OF ASSISI, AS ITS PATRON SAINT, WAS FOUND- ED NEARBY ON THE GUADALUPE RIVER ON JANUARY 12, 1777. IT ONCE HAD THE LARGEST INDIAN POPULATION OF ANY CAL- IFORNIA MISSION. FLOODS AND EARTHQUAKE LED TO SUCCES- SIVE RELOCATIONS. ITS FIFTH CHURCH WAS DEDICATED ON THIS SITE IN 1825. IN 1851, SANTA CLARA COLLEGE WAS ES- TABLISHED IN THE OLD MISSION BUILDINGS. CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK No. 338 PLAQUE PLACED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION IN COOPERATION WITH WILLIAM L. GATES, CLASS OF '64, AND E CLAMPUS VITUS MOUNTAIN CHARLIE CHAPTER No. 1850, JANUARY 12, 1980.

MISSION SANTA CLARA

SANTA CLARA, THE FIRST CALIFORNIA MISSION TO HONOR A
WOMAN, CLARE OF ASSISI, AS ITS PATRON SAINT, WAS FOUND-
ED NEARBY ON THE GUADALUPE RIVER ON JANUARY 12, 1777.
IT ONCE HAD THE LARGEST INDIAN POPULATION OF ANY CAL-
IFORNIA MISSION. FLOODS AND EARTHQUAKE LED TO SUCCES-
SIVE RELOCATIONS. ITS FIFTH CHURCH WAS DEDICATED ON
THIS SITE IN 1825. IN 1851, SANTA CLARA COLLEGE WAS ES-
TABLISHED IN THE OLD MISSION BUILDINGS.

CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK No. 338

PLAQUE PLACED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION IN COOPERATION WITH WILLIAM L. GATES,
CLASS OF '64, AND E CLAMPUS VITUS MOUNTAIN CHARLIE
CHAPTER No. 1850, JANUARY 12, 1980.

This plaque is located in the front lawn of
the Mission Santa Clara building on the
Santa Clara University campus,
City of Santa Clara.
Santa Clara County, CA.

Off The El Camino Real, West of SCU Entrance.
(Between Franklin and Market Streets.)

GPS Santa Clara Mission
WGS84 Datum
N 37.34956°
W 121.94125°

ECV1850 Plaque: Santa Clara Mission

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