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Stay 3 Blocks from the Santa Clara Mission!
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The History of Mission Santa Clara de Asís
At the heart of Santa Clara University is the historic Mission Santa Clara de Asis.
Instituted in 1777, it is the eighth oldest of the original 21 California missions.
The first sight that greets visitors to Santa Clara University
is the façade of the restored church of Mission Santa Clara de Asís. Santa Clara University,
the oldest college in California, is also the only college in the state to be the successor of
a Spanish mission. The history of both institutions is intimately bound up with the history of
the state. The University, founded in 1851, was born amid the tumultuous growth of the Gold Rush
era. The mission, dating back to 1777, was the first outpost of Spanish civilization in the Santa
Clara Valley.
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