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.
san miguel de linares de los adaes mission san miguel de linares de los adaes mission. Mission San Miguel de Linares de los Adaes was the sixth and last mission founded in East Texas by the RamÃ³n expedition of 1716â17. After the return of RamÃ³n's brother, the second Diego RamÃ³n, and Louis Juchereau de St. Denis from a trip to Mobile, this mission was founded in early 1717 for the Adaes Indians at the site of present-day Robeline, Louisiana.