 Its construction is generally attributed to Friar Miguel de la Campa, but a number of other Franciscans were active in the area at the same time such as José de la Sierpe, Domingo de Arroyabe, Esteban de Basabe, Palóu y Pedro José Lugo Perez, Antonio Paterna Ramos de Lora and José Campos.According to legend, when the Landa mission was being built, there was a small stream that flowed from the Cerro de San Esteban past the mission site.Workers used the water from this stream to quench their thirst.