Books in the Mission Library

Discovering Mission San Diego de Alcalá

Summary: Learn about the history of Mission San Diego de Alcalá, including how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and its legacy today.

Call Number: 979.4 Ham

Citation: Hamilton, Sam. Discovering Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Cavendish Square, 2015.

Missions of the Southern Coast

Summary: Charts the histories of the California missions of San Diego de Alcalá, San Juan Capistrano, and San Luis Rey de Francia, and briefly describes life among the Native Americans of southwestern California before the arrival of the Spaniards.

Call Number: 979.4 Lem

Citation: Lemke, Nancy. Missions of the Southern Coast. Lerner Publications, 1996.

Articles

"San Diego de Alcalá" in Encyclopedia Britannica

Citation: "San Diego de Alcalá." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2018. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/San-Diego-de-Alcal%C3%A1/630971

Websites

Official Website of Mission San Diego

Citation: Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá. Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá, 2018. www.missionsandiego.org

Videos

Pictures

Early Pictures of Mission San Diego in the California Digital Library

Citation: [Picture Title]. Calisphere University of California, California Digital Library, 2009. calisphere.org/exhibitions/7/california-missions/

Pictures of Mission San San Diego in the Library of Congress

Citation: "Mission San Diego de Alcala, Misson Valley Road, San Diego, San Diego County, CA." Historic American Buildings Survey, United States Library of Congress, n.d.. loc.gov/pictures/item/ca0607/

Pictures of Mission San Diego Today

Citation: Perazzo, Peggy B. and George Perazzo. "Mission San Diego de Alcalá: Some Uses of Locally-quarried Stone." Stone Quarries and Beyond, 2018. quarriesandbeyond.org/states/ca/structures/ca-san_diego_mission_1_menu.html.