Mission Santa Clara First Annual Report, 1777

Report prepared by missionaries Thomás de la Peña and Joseph Antonio Murguía for Fray Junípero Serra in December of 1777, the year that Mission Santa Clara was founded. The report consists of a detailed description of the first Mission Santa Clara including the primitive church building, the living quarters, the liturgical articles and ornaments, the tools for labor, the livestock and harvest, as well as the ministry among the native population.Report prepared by missionaries Thomás de la Peña and Joseph Antonio Murguía for Fray Junípero Serra in December of 1777, the year that Mission Santa Clara was founded. The report consists of a detailed description of the first Mission Santa Clara including the primitive church building, the living quarters, the liturgical articles and ornaments, the tools for labor, the livestock and harvest, as well as the ministry among the native population