Father Fermín Francisco de Lasuén (June 7, 1736 – June 26, 1803) was a Spanish missionary to the Americas. June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... The Americas (sometimes referred to as America) is the area including the land mass located between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, generally divided into North America and South America. ...

He was born in Vitoria and joined the Franciscan order, becoming ordained in 1752. In 1758 he volunteered to work in America. He arrived in Mexico in 1761 and was sent to Baja California in 1768. Following the establishment of the mission at San Diego in 1769, he went to Northern California in 1773. He was never happy in California. He based himself in San Diego and remained there until 1775, he helped establish the mission at San Juan Capistrano before the murder of Father Luis Jayme and Kumeyaay Indian unrest caused his return to San Diego and the general withdrawal of Spanish operations. In late 1776 he went to San Luis Obispo before again returning to San Diego in 1777 when he was made minister there. He was made the second Presidente of the missions in California in 1785, replacing Junipero Serra, and transferred to the Carmel Mission. On his death he was succeeded by Estevan Tapis. Franciscans is the common name used to designate a variety of mendicant religious orders of men or women tracing their origin to Francis of Assisi and following the Rule of St. ... 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Baja California (highlighted) Alternative use: Baja California (state) Baja California or Lower California is a peninsula in the west of Mexico. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... San Diego County in the Southwest corner of California. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Postcard of the reconstructed Mission Santa Bárbara The California missions are a series of settlements established by Spanish Catholic Franciscans, to Christianize the local Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier land. ... San Juan Capistrano is a city located in southern Orange County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 33,826. ... The Kumeyaay, also known as the Diegueño and sometimes confused with the Luiseño, are a Native American people of the extreme southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... The city of San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (also SLO) is the county seat of San Luis Obispo County, California, USA. Luis is pronounced as Lewis. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Blessed Junípero Serra (November 24, 1713 - August 28, 1784) was a Spanish Franciscan who founded the California mission chain. ... The basilica of the Mission from the central courtyard Mission Basilica San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo was founded on June 3, 1770, the second mission of the 21 California missions. ...

He personally established nine of the twenty-one "Alta California" missions: Alta California (Upper California) was formed in 1804 when the province of California, then a part of the Spanish colony of Dominican missions in the south. ...

• Mission Santa Barbara (1786)
• Mission La Purisima Concepcion (1787)
• Mission Santa Cruz (1791)
• Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad (1791)
• Mission San Jose de Guadalupe (1797)
• Mission San Juan Bautista (1797)
• Mission San Miguel Arcangel (1797)
• Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana (1797)
• Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (1798)

He also oversaw the expansion of many of the sites. Painting of the mission Known as The Queen of the Missions, Mission Santa Bárbara in California was founded on December 4, 1786 by Father Fermin Lasuen, who had taken over the Presidency of the California mission chain upon the death of Father Junipero Serra. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Mission La Purísima Concepción was founded on December 8, 1787, by Father Fermin Lasuen, the eleventh mission in the California mission chain. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Mission Santa Cruz was founded on September 25, 1791 by Father Fermin Lasuen, the twelfth mission in the California mission chain. ... 1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad was founded on October 9, 1791 by Father Fermin Lasuen, the thirteenth mission in the California mission chain. ... 1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Mission San José de Guadalupe Mission San José de Guadalupe was founded on June 11, 1797 by Father Fermin Lasuen, the fourteenth mission in the California mission chain. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Mission San Juan Bautista was founded on June 24, 1797 by Father Fermin de Lasuen, the fifteenth mission in the California mission chain. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Mission San Miguel Arcángel was founded on July 25, 1797 by Father Fermin Lasuen, the sixteenth mission in the California mission chain. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Mission San Fernando Rey de España, or San Fernando Rey, was founded on September 8, 1797 by Father Fermin Lasuen, the seventeenth mission in the California mission chain. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Mission San Luis Rey de Francia was founded on June 13, 1798 by Father Fermin Lasuen. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...