Online Exhibit: Mision San Juan Bautista

Mission San Juan Bautista, about 90 miles south of San Francisco, was founded in June 1797 by Fr. Fermín de Lasuén as the fifteenth of the twenty-one missions established in Alta California. Construction of the present church began in 1803, and with its three aisles it is the widest of all the mission churches. The mission has been a continuously functioning church since its founding and is known as the "Mission of Music" for the musical talents of Padre Esteban Tapis. Built right beside the San Andreas Fault, it is at constant risk from earthquakes, and cracks from past damage are visible in the church's adobe walls.

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