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Fr. José Altimira and Mission San Francisco Solano

By Damian Bacich

California's Last Mission

Fr. José Altimira was a Spanish Franciscan priest who founded Mission San Francisco Solano, the last — and most controversial —  of the Alta California missions.

Filed Under: Missions, Podcast Tagged With: Coast Miwok, Fr. José Altimira, Mission San Francisco Solano, Sonoma, Wappo

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