Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, founded in 1771, was part of the California mission system established by Spanish Franciscan missionaries. The mission was primarily overseen by the Franciscan order rather than a single individual. Notably, Father Pedro Cambón was one of the early missionaries in charge of the mission. The mission was later secularized in the 1830s, leading to changes in ownership and management.
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