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 Francisco de AsÃ­s was founded 29 June 1776 (6 th in order) by Padre Francisco PalÃ³u and Padre Pedro Benito CambÃ³n. The mission is named for Saint Francis of Assisi. The current site was picked in 1782 because of the harsh conditions at the original mission.