The Ciurca Eurypterid Collection Sam Ciurca (at left) and Erik Tetlie hold important specimens of Eurypterus remipes lacustris (YPM.207290) from the Late Silurian Williamsville Formation at Bennett Quarry, Buffalo, New York, USA.
San Diego Historic Landmark. Mission Basilica San Diego de AlcalÃ¡ was the first Franciscan mission in The Californias, a province of New Spain. Located in present-day San Diego, California, it was founded on July 16, 1769 by Spanish friar JunÃ­pero Serra in an area long inhabited by the Kumeyaay.
Location: 60 miles SE of Monterey in a valley of the Santa Lucia Mountains, surrounded by the Hunter Liggett Military Reservation. Named: In honor of Anthony of Padua, a 13th-century Franciscan priest known as the miracle worker. De las Robles (âof the oak treesâ) is sometimes added to the name. California Historical Landmark No. 232. DESIGN OF THE MISSION. Church: 200 feet long, 40 feet wide. Made of adobe bricks.