The 21 missions in the chain of California Franciscan Missions in the order of their founding:

1. San Diego de Alcal� (July 16, 1769)

2. San Carlos Borrom�o de Carmelo (June 3, 1770)

3. San Antonio de Padua (July 14, 1771)

4. San Gabriel Arc�ngel (September 8, 1771)

5. San Luis Obispo de Tolosa (September 1, 1772)

6. San Francisco de As�s (October 9, 1776)

7. San Juan Capistrano (November 1, 1776)

8. Santa Clara de As�s (January 12, 1777)

9. San Buenaventura (March 31, 1782)

10. Santa Barbara (December 4, 1786)

11. La Pur�sima Concepci�n (December 8, 1787)

12. La Exaltaci�n de la Santa Cruz (September 25, 1791)

13. Nuestra Se�ora de la Soledad (October 9, 1791)

14. San Jos� (June 11, 1797)

15. San Juan Bautista (June 24, 1797)

16. San Miguel Arc�ngel (July 25, 1797)

17. San Fernando Rey de Espa�a (September 8, 1797)

18. San Luis Rey de Francia (June 13, 1798)

19. Santa In�s (September 17, 1804)

20. San Rafael Arc�ngel (December 14, 1817)

21. San Francisco de Solano (July 4, 1823)

The most valuable and comprehensive website on California Missions is maintained by the California Mission Studies Association at http://www.ca-missions.org/.