Mission San Antonio de Pala (or Pala Asistencia) was founded on June 13, 1816 in what is today the Pala Indian Reservation located in eastern San Diego County. The facility was established by Father Antonio Peyrí some twenty miles inland as an asistencia ("sub-mission") to Mission San Luís Rey de Francia. June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... Events March 25 - Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck dies and is succeeded by the later Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, his son and founder of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. ... San Diego County is a county located on the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of California, along the border with Mexico. ... Mission San Luis Rey de Francia was founded on June 13, 1798 by Father Fermin Lasuen. ...

Pala was essentially a small rancho surrounded by large fields and herds. Once Mission San Luís Rey began to prosper, its existence attracted the attention of large number of mountain Indians, the dubbed the Luiseños by the Spanish. The site for the Pala mission was selected because it served as a natural gathering place for the native tribesman, more than a thousand of whom had been baptized by 1819. Father Peyrí oversaw the addition of a chapel and housing to the granary complex that was constructed at the spot in 1810. The mission chapel (whose interior wall surfaces featured crude paintings by native artists, and which today is the only mission facility still serving an Indian tribe) originally measured 144 by 27 feet. Mission San Luis Rey de Francia was founded on June 13, 1798 by Father Fermin Lasuen. ... Indian or Indians can refer to: Anything from or related to the country of India, including: The people of India, sometimes called Asian Indians to differentiate from American Indians The many languages of India The Indian subcontinent or the adjoining Indian Ocean Native Americans, the aboriginal people of the Americas... The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ... Baptism is a water purification ritual practiced in certain religions such as Christianity, Mandaeanism, Sikhism, and some historic sects of Judaism. ... 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Pala is unique among all of the Franciscan missions in that it boasts the only freestanding campanario, or "bell wall," in all of Alta California. Though completely destroyed by torrential rains in 1916, a precise replica was erected immediately thereafter and today stands in its place. The structure measures some 35 feet above the base (which itself is 15 feet off the ground) and supports two bells, each hanging from a rawhide tether. 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. ... A mission literally means something that is sent, from the Latin word missum, sent. Thus we may refer to space exploration expeditions as space missions, or to a diplomatic outpost in a foreign territory as a diplomatic mission. Christian missions are movements or outposts of Christian proselytism. ... 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. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ...

Folk tales about the mission all include mention of a prickly pear cactus that grew at the foot of the cross...

Historic designations

• California Historic Landmark #243

See also

• California mission
• Mission San Luís Rey de Francia