SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS The story of Bucareli's determination to found a presidio at San Francisco, and Anza's march with the colonists for it from Sonora, has already been recounted.

When Serra and Galvez were making their original plans for the establishment of the three first Missions of Alta California, Serra expressed his disappointment that St.Francis was neglected by asking: "And for our founder St.Francis there is no Mission ?" To which Galvez replied: "If St.Francis desires a Mission, let him show us his harbor and he shall have one." It therefore seemed providential that when Portola, Pages, and Crespi, in 1769, saw the Bay of Monterey they did not recognize it, and were thus led on further north, where the great Bay of San Francisco was soon afterwards discovered and reasonably well surveyed.
Palou eventually established the Mission October 9, 1776.

None of the Indians were present to witness the ceremony, as they had fled, the preceding month, from the attacks of certain of their enemies.

When they returned in December they brought trouble with them.

They stole all in their reach; one party discharged arrows at the corporal of the guard; another insulted a soldier's wife; and an attempt was made to kill the San Carlos neophyte who had been brought here.