Europe and later Africa exported, unintentionally, more than a dozen diseases that killed large numbers of American natives. Some, like measles and chickenpox, were childhood diseases that usually did not cause many deaths in the Old World but killed millions of American natives.
Mission Bay (San Diego) Mission Bay is a saltwater bay or lagoon located south of the Pacific Beach community of San Diego, California. The bay is part of the recreational Mission Bay Park, the largest man-made aquatic park in the country, consisting of 4,235 acres (17.14 km2), approximately 46% land and 54% water. The combined area makes Mission Bay Park the ninth largest municipally-owned park in the United States.
The mission is just South of the San Jose airport. The address is 500 El Camino Real; located on the Santa Clara University campus. If Southbound on U.S. 101 exit at De la Cruz Blvd. and proceed South (keep to the right) until you reach El Camino Real (about 1.5 miles). Turn left to the mission (about half a mile).