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.
Mission San Diego Church. The Church you see here is actually the fifth on the site. The first was built in 1774. It was destroyed during the 1775 raid when Padre Jayme was martyred. The second Church was built in 1776 and enlarged in 1780 (considered Church #3). It was again enlarged and reinforced in 1813 (#4).