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	More California Mission History: Santa Clara
		Mission Santa Clara de Asis joined the growing chain of Franciscan settlements in January, 1777.
		The new directives moved the capital and de Neve to Monterey, and Rivera was transferred to Loreto, the former capital of the coastal provinces.
		All that remains in the story of Mission Santa Clara, which was founded in 1777, is written today in the cloister garden wall and piece of the cross that was a part of the first dedication ceremony.
	www.californiamissions.com /morehistory/santaclara.html (1119 words)

	Mission Santa Clara de Asis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mission Santa Clara de Asís was founded on January 12, 1777 by Father Junípero Serra, the eighth in the California mission chain.
		It is the only mission to become part of a university, and it is also the oldest university in California.
		Throughout the history of the Mission, the bells have rung faithfully every evening, a promise made to King Charles IV of Spain when he sent the original bells to the Mission in 1777.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mission_Santa_Clara_de_Asis (497 words)

	Mission Santa Clara de Asis
		Mission Santa Clara de Asís was founded on January 12, 1777 by Father Junipero Serra, the eighth mission in the California mission chain.
		It is located in the city of Santa Clara, California, on the campus of Santa Clara University[?].
		Initially, there was tension between the people of Mission Santa Clara de Asís and those in the nearby Pueblo de San Jose over disputed ownership rights of land and water.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/mi/Mission_Santa_Clara_de_Asis.html (295 words)

	4th Grade California Mission Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Mission Santa Clara de Asis was established in January 12, 1777 and it was founded by Father Junipero Serra.
		Mission Santa Clara's location is 40 miles SE of San Francisco at the southern end of San Francisco Bay, near a stream called Rio de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe.
		Santa Clara was established to help protect the San Francisco Bay area from the English and Russian and to expand the Spanish empire.
	www.mvschools.org /sp/classroom/fourth/california/missions/8.htm (240 words)

	Early History Essay -- Santa Clara County, California -- National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		The physical geography of Santa Clara County, situated between the Santa Cruz Mountains to the west and the Diablo Mountain Range to the east, was formed quite recently in geological history.
		Santa Clara Valley was created by the sudden growth of the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Diablo Mountain Range, during the later Cenozoic era.
		Santa Clara County was linked to the world by the railroads, and despite a rapid population growth since 1850, the county retained her natural beauty.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/santaclara/history.htm (2211 words)

	Mission Trail Today - Mission Santa Clara de Asis
		Mission Santa Clara de Asis was founded January 12, 1777 by Father Junipero Serra and eventualy grew into Santa Clara College, the first University in California.
		Mission Santa Clara de Asis is located on the Santa Clara University campus.
		Obviously the University is proud of its mission church.
	www.missiontrailtoday.com /code/mission08.htm (656 words)

	Mission Santa Clara Asis
		Santa Clara University, the oldest college in California, is also the only college in the state to be the successor of a Spanish mission.
		Mission Santa Clara was secularized Dec. 27, 1836.
		Santa Clara College struggled during the first few years of its existence, troubled by a shortage of both teachers and money, by primitive facilities, and by legal difficulties involving the claim to the mission property.
	www.athanasius.com /camission/santa_clara_asis.htm (2976 words)

	Missions of California - Santa Clara de Asís
		The Santa Clara Valley was a fertile spot, and the mission soon harvested an abundance of fruits and grain and many head of livestock roamed its lands.
		In 1851 the only university in the state affiliated with a mission, Santa Clara University, was established in the remains of the church and its compound.
		Today Santa Clara is a mix of new and restored buildings serving as a church for the university and surrounding community.
	www.missionsofca.com /hcay9019.html (194 words)

	Mission Santa Clara de Asis - History, Photos & Models
		The Mission Santa Clara de Asis is the 8th mission founded in California.
		Santa Clara was the second of the San Francisco missions that were placed per the Viceroy’s order that two settlements were to be near the great port to prevent enemy occupation or attack.
		Several mission churches were damaged and severe damage fell upon the three bells, two of which were given by the King of Spain in 1799.
	www.californiamissionsonline.com /missions/mission_santa_clara_de_asis.html (834 words)

	Santa Clara University - Official Athletic Site - On Campus
		Santa Clara University, founded in 1851 by the Society of Jesus as Santa Clara College, is California's oldest institution of higher learning.
		Santa Clara experienced slow and steady growth during its first 60 years, becoming The University of Santa Clara in 1912, when the schools of engineering and law were added.
		At the center of the campus is the Mission Santa Clara de Asis, surrounded by the roses and palm trees of the historic Mission Gardens.
	santaclarabroncos.cstv.com /school-bio/sacl-history.html (511 words)

	danielea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Mission Santa Clara de Asis, was the eighth mission out of twenty one others in Alta California.
		Mission Santa Clara de Asis was also named for St. Claire of Assisi, who is the founder of the owner "Poor Clares", has knowns its share of hardships.
		Mission Santa Clara de Asis was one of the last missions subject to secularization in 1836.
	www.st-raymond-dublin.org /srschool/eighth/'01-'02/Danielle/danielea.htm (186 words)

	Mission Santa Clara de Asis
		Mission Santa Clara was the second mission to be founded in the San Francisco Bay area.
		The first was Mission San Francisco de Asis, or Mission Delores, which was settled north of the grasslands of Santa Clara.
		The mission's economic success was due in large part to the efforts of the Native Americans at Santa Clara.
	www.classbrain.com /artmission/publish/mission_santa_clara_de_asis.shtml (422 words)

	California Missions, Footsteps of History, Mission Santa Clara de Asis, Santa Clara, California history
		Santa Clara de Asis was named for Saint Claire of Assisi, the founder of the Poor Clares order of nuns.
		This mission was delayed a few months because of Indian uprisings at the San Luis Obispo mission, but ultimately, the Santa Clara de Asis Mission was founded on 12 January 1777 by Father Junipero Serra with the actual ceremony conducted by Father Thomas de la Pena.
		The bell tower at the mission holds the two original bells sent to the mission from Spain by the King These bells are rung every evening at 8:30 as was promised upon receipt of the bells.
	www.usacitiesonline.com /footstepsofhistory/californiamissions/casantaclaracamissions.htm (828 words)

	Mission of Santan Clara
		Santa Clara’s mission is located in Santa Clara College on the Alameda, in the city of Santa Clara.
		Mission Santa Clara de Asis was founded on January 12, 1777 by Father Junipero Serra President of the California Mission Chain.
		Mission Santa Clara de Asís was first founded on the banks of the Guadalupe River; it was made out of wood and thatch.
	www.radessays.com /link.php?site=re&aff=r2c2&dest=viewpaper.php?request=11089 (268 words)

	Mission Santa Clara de Asis, Santa Clara
		After the founding of the Santa Clara de Asis mission almost half a century passed before the church was built, and today we see only a 1929 copy - four earlier churches were destroyed by earthquake or fire.
		After secularization in 1834 it was handed over to the Jesuits, and formed the nucleus of the first of California's colleges, the University of Santa Clara.
		This mission is scarcely 3mi/5km from Pueblo San José, on the CA 82, between Franklin and Bellamy Streets.
	planetware.com /santa-clara/mission-santa-clara-de-asis-us-ca-msca.htm (191 words)

	Mission Santa Clara de Asis
		Mission Santa Clara de Asis was founded on January 12, 1777 by Father Junipero Serra, Presidente of the California Missions Chain.
		It was the 8th mission in the 21 mission chain in Alta California.
		Santa Clara was the first mission to be named after a woman.
	www.cuca.k12.ca.us /lessons/missions/Clara/SantaClara.html (748 words)

	Santa Clara de Asis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Santa Clara is located at Santa Clara College on the Alameda, in the city of Santa Clara.
		Santa Clara is different from other missions because it was made out of pure gold.
		Santa Clara is interesting because it has bells sent from Spain in the seventeen hundreds.
	village-school.org /fourth/4d0304/SantaClaraDeasis.htm (228 words)

	California Mission History: Santa Clara de Asís
		It was the intention of the padres to found another mission in pretty meadowland a few miles south of San Francisco Bay as soon as the San Francisco mission was well established.
		The padres did their best to keep the mission and the pueblo separated, well knowing the detrimental influence of civilians on the neophytes.
		Ultimately, mission and pueblo grew into the twin cities of Santa Clara and San Jose.
	www.californiamissions.com /cahistory/santaclara.html (284 words)

	Santa Clara de Asis Mission
		The Santa Clara de Asis Mission was the 8th mission, founded on January 18, 1777.
		The mission was very successful thanks to the help of almost 2000 natives and a resourceful group of padres.
		In 1818, the mission was severely damaged by an earthquake, and had to be rebuilt.
	www.kidport.com /RefLib/UsaHistory/Missions/SantaClara.htm (154 words)

	All About Missions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Mission Santa Clara De Asis was established on January 12, 1777 by Father Junipero Serra.
		This missionís greatest mark of prosperity was in the number of converts; over 1,200 native workers lived at the mission.
		The mission built the attractive avenue in an attempt to imporove relationships between the pueblo and the mission.
	www.smfc.k12.ca.us /class/parkside/mitchell/natasha.html (328 words)

	List of California Missions: Barbara Boxer
		The Mission was very prosperous due to the vast agricultural lands it controlled, its location at the crossroads of three major land routes, and the Fathers’ relationship with the local Shoshone tribe.
		Mission Santa Clara was the first California mission to honor a woman, Clare of Assisi, as its patron saint.
		The Mission buildings were modest, and consisted of a church with a long wing to house the Fathers, workshops, storerooms, and hospital wards.
	boxer.senate.gov /services/CAlinks/missions/miss.cfm (3582 words)

	California Missions Foundation - Mission Santa Clara
		Santa Clara Mission is the site of the oldest continuously used established college in California.
		Santa Clara is the eighth mission, founded on January 12, 1777 by Fr.
		The mission is in the center of the campus.
	www.missionsofcalifornia.org /missions/mission08.html (245 words)

	Santa Clara (California) - Wikitravel
		Santa Clara is a town in the South Bay part of the San Francisco Bay Area, in California.
		Santa Clara, California is a small city of big contrasts.
		The Mission Santa Clara de Asis was established in 1777, and the Jesuit-run Santa Clara University is the oldest university in California, having been founded in 1851.
	travelers-guide.mexico-travelers.com /santa_clara_(california).html (799 words)

	Mission
		De Anza's 1400 mile route from Mexico to this area is a National Historic Trail.
		In 1779 the Guadalupe River flooded and the mission was moved to higher ground.
		In 1836 the mission was changed to a parish church and much of its land reverted to the public domain.
	www.ci.santa-clara.ca.us /about_us/au_2_mission.html (271 words)

	Mission Santa Clara de Asis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Mission Santa Clara de Asis was founded January 12th, 1777 by Padre Junipero Serra and named for Saint Clare of Assisi, founder of the order "Poor Clares".
		The mission was secularized in 1836 and transferred from the Franciscans to the Jesuits in 1851.
		In 1926 the mission burned and was replaced three years later, in 1929.
	members.cox.net /balec/mission8.htm (232 words)

	History of Santa Clara
		The Franciscan Fathers came to what is now known as Santa Clara Valley to establish the Mission of Santa Clara de Asis, the eighth of California's 21 missions, on January 12, 1777.
		California was annexed by the United States during the Mexican-American War of 1846 and that marked the beginning of the hamlet of Santa Clara.
		Today, Santa Clara is recognized around the world as the headquarters for some of the largest and most influential electronics companies.
	www.ci.santa-clara.ca.us /city_gov/city_gov_history_sc.html (442 words)

	Santa_Clara_De_Asis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Located forty miles southeast of San Francisco, the Mission Santa Clara de Asis was founded in 1777 by Padre Junipero Serra on the banks of the Guadalupe River.
		Constantly at odds with the nearby pueblo of San Jose over ownership rights to water and cattle, a four mile alameda was built to improve communication between the mission and the pueblo.
		Remodeled in 1886, the mission burnt down in 1926 and was rebuilt three years later in 1929.
	www.ohs.oside.k12.ca.us /ohsweb/santa_clara.html (106 words)

	Mission Santa Clara de Asis - Santa Clara, CA, 95053 - Citysearch
		The first sight that greets visitors to Santa Clara University is the facade of the restored church of Mission Santa Clara de Asis.
		Santa Clara University is the only college in the state to be the successor of a Spanish mission.
		The original Santa Clara mission was founded in 1777.
	www.citysearch.com /profile/11279677 (233 words)

	Mission Santa Clara de Asis - 1777 - California Missions
		Mission Santa Clara de Asis was founded January 12th, 1777 by Padre Junipero Serra and named for Saint Clare of Assisi, founder of the order "Poor Clares".
		The mission was secularized in 1836 and transferred from the Franciscans to the Jesuits in 1851.
		In 1926 the mission burned and was replaced three years later, in 1929.
	www.californiamissions.net /california-missions/history/mission-santa-clara-de-asis---1777.html (103 words)

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