San Juan Capistrano Records (pdf file) Huntington Library Early California Population Project The FamilySearch Catalog has records from the following Mission (all pdf files): Mission San Buena Ventura Mission Santa Barbara Mission San Diego Alcala Mission Santa Inés Mission San Francisco de Asis [Dolores] Mission San Francisco de Solano Mission San Juan Capistrano Ordering Mission Records Mission vital records have to be ordered through the particular diocese in which the mission is located. Mission Cemeteries Many cemeteries that are connected to old missions have graves marked only by illegible wood markers, making identification of many burials impossible. Mission San Antonio de Pala Mission Dolores [San Francisco de Asis ] San Fernando Mission Mission San Jose Mission San Juan Capistrano Mission San Luis Rey de Francia Old San Luis Obispo Mission Santa Clara Mission Santa Ysabel Mission Maps, Photos, and History California Spanish Missions The Spanish Franciscan Missionary Presidios The presidios (fortified military bases) were built by the Spanish government to protect the missions. There were five of them: 1) El Presidio Real de San Diego 2) El Presidio Real de San Carlos de Monterey 3) El Presidio Real de San Francisco 4) El Presidio Real de Santa Barbara 5) El Presidio de Sonoma California Presidios More Information Biography of Father Junípero Serra