Lokhu kwasungulwa ngo-Agasti 27, 1762. Emaphepheni endowment akukho okukhunjulwayo ngakho, yize ngezindaba zabathile abavela ePeninsula ngiye ngakuqonda ukuthi yanikezwa nguDon Antonio de Lanzagorta, umakhelwane wedolobha laseSan Miguel Omkhulu, yize abanye bezizwa ukuthi ngabe linganikezwa ifa lamaDuchess aseGandía.
Sasiqhutshwa obaba abangamaJesuit kwaze kwaba nguJanuwari 1768, kwathi ngoMeyi kwangena lesi sikole, esamukelwa nguBaba uFr. Fermín Francisco Lasuén. Futhi kusukela lapho kuze kube ngu-Agasti 1771 amakhulu amane nanye sebebhapathiziwe; Kulaba, babalelwa emashumini amabili nesithupha abantu asebekhulile, nabanye ojahidada, kanti amakhulu amane namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye bashonile phakathi kwezingane nabantu abadala, kanti abangamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu sebeshadile, ngokusho kukababa oshiwo. Akusekho owezizwe owaziwayo esifundeni semishini. Ekuqaleni kwenhlangano, imindeni eshadile engamashumi amane nane kanye nabafelwa abathathu, abakha imiphefumulo eyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nane. Futhi ngale kwekhanda kunama-rancherías amahlanu, elilodwa libizwa ngeSan Juan, elinemindeni engamashumi amane nesithupha, abafelokazi abathathu, abafelokazi abayisikhombisa, benemiphefumulo eyikhulu namashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu; enye iSan Francisco Regis, enemindeni engamashumi amabili nantathu, abafelokazi abahlanu nabafelokazi abayisishiyagalolunye, benemiphefumulo engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nambili; enye ibizwa ngeLos Angeles, enemindeni engamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa, abafelokazi abahlanu, abafelokazi abayishumi nane, benemiphefumulo eyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nanhlanu; omunye uMama wethu waseGuadalupe, onemindeni engamashumi ayisikhombisa nane, abafelokazi abayishumi nesishiyagalombili nabafelokazi abayishumi nane, benemiphefumulo engamakhulu amabili namashumi amahlanu nesithupha; omunye uSan Ignacio, onemindeni engamashumi ayisikhombisa nesishiyagalombili, abafelokazi abangamashumi amabili nantathu nabafelokazi abangamashumi amabili, benemiphefumulo engamakhulu amathathu namashumi amahlanu nesikhombisa, bonke abakha nalabo abayizinhloko zabantu abayinkulungwane namakhulu amane namashumi ayisikhombisa nesishiyagalolunye.
Lawa mafulethi awanayo indlu yesonto noma indlu, ahamba ngabona lapho bethola khona ukudla kwabo kwasendle, futhi akunakwenzeka ukuqoqa okuningi ekhanda, ngenxa yokushoda komhlaba nangenxa yokushoda kwamanzi, ukuthi ngisho nokugcina okumbalwa Imindeni eshoyo, kuyadingeka ukuthi kuhlwanyelwe ezindaweni ezimbili ezihlukaniswe kahle nemishini ebizwa ngeSan Regis ne-El Paraíso. Ekuqaleni kukaSepthemba masinyane, ubaba wangibhalela ukuthi uthathe ama-bushels angaba amakhulu amathathu ka-espinguín kakolweni, ishumi nesishiyagalombili lebhali, abebelokhu belisebenzisa kusukela ngoJulayi; Naleyo yommbila, yize babenensimu yommbila, babengalindele ukuthi bangayibamba, ngoba ilobster yaqeda.
Unendawo yakhe enkulu yokufuya izinkomo, futhi phakathi kwabamnene ne-rodeo kwakukhona cishe amakhanda angamakhulu amahlanu phakathi kwamancane nenkulu; yezinkomo ezikhulisiwe azikho; yezinkomo ezincane zoboya inamakhanda ayinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa, nezinwele ezingamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi amathathu; uneminyuzi engamashumi amabili ethambile bese kuphuke izingxenye zayo ezine; unyaka neminyuzi emibili iminyaka eyishumi; imidlwane yonyaka osondele ayisishiyagalolunye; amahhashi amnene amashumi amathathu namathole ayisishiyagalolunye; wezinsimbi zonyaka osondele amashumi amathathu; ama-mares angama-cent; igcwaliswa ngamashumi amane nesithupha; imbongolo nezimbongolo ezimbili ezelusayo. Inezivini ezintsha ezintsha ezitshalwe ngubaba, nezinye izihlahla zezithelo zamakhiwane namapomegranati, nokotini omningi, lapho benza khona izingubo zokulala ukusiza ikhabethe lezimpahla, futhi benza izigayo zabo ngoboya.
Kusekuphakameni kwama-degree angama-30agues, amaligi ayishumi nambili asuka oLwandle Olukhulu futhi ayishumi asuka eGulf, lapho inetheku elibizwa ngeLos Angeles, lapho kuma khona isikebhe somishini. Kukude kunaleyo yaseSanta Gertrudis amaligi angaphezu kwamashumi amathathu nanhlanu, futhi naleyo yaseSanta María cishe angamashumi amane. Inesonto nendlu yayo egqoke ama-adobes, enophahla lwamathambo olusha uBaba Lasuén asanda kulakha.
