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=Mission San Luis Rey De Francia =



Created by: Allison Burr

===**Mission location ** ===

Mission San Luis Rey De Francia is located in Oceanside, California, about 40 miles north of San Diego. The location was considered suitable by Juan Cespri because of the beautiful grassland that amazed him. When the mission was founded, the location was decided in an open field. On one side of the field was a river, on the other side of the field was a small forest.

**Founding of the mission ** Mission San Luis Rey De Francia was founded by Juan Cespri, an explorer. Mission San Luis Rey De Francia was founded on June 13th, 1798. It was the 18th out of 21 missions built.

**Building of the mission ** Mission San Luis was built out of sticks and mud, and had about 35 rooms. The Mission was big and tall, with a main church and a corridor of rooms at the side.At the walls were trees. I noticed the church has lots of bells.

**The Spanish called the tribe that lived near the ** mission **t ** he Luiseño, but the natives liked to call themselves the Payomkowishum. At the mission boundries,the mission had 2,800 indians.
 * Indians near the mission **

 Life at the mission
The people who lived at Mission San Luis Rey De Francia were the Priests, slaves, farm animals, explorers, and cooks. At Mission San Luis Rey De Francia, people had to feed farm animals, cook for 51 people, harvest crops, and clean. They danced around a fire and played the drums for entertainment. At the Mission, they ate whatever they could find in the meadows or forest. On Sundays, everything was canceled to go to church. After church everyone went back to their chores.

**Mission today ** Mission San Luis Rey De Francia is still standing and is now a museum. You can visit it if you want. I've never gone t here yet, but I'm still young. Mission San Luis Rey De Francia is also called "Mission San Luis."

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bibliography ** Quasha, Jennifer, "Mission San Luis Rey de Francia," Rosen, New York, 2000. Boule, Mary, "Mission San Luis Rey de Francia," Marytant, Washington, D.C. 1988.
 * Web-resources:** //wiki.answers.com, maps.google.com, www.virtualtourist.com, www.oldandsold.com, www.militarymuseum.org, www.missionscalifornia.com//

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Questions **
 * 1) ** If you had to move, would you move into the Mission? **
 * 2) ** If you were in charge of the Mission, what would you do? **
 * 3) ** If you were building the Mission, how would you design it? **