Spanish Settlement

         San Francisco was first settled by the Ohlone Tribe, their territory included counties such as: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, parts of Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano, Alameda, and San Joaquin. These counties consist of a large portion of present-day Northern California. Between 1776 and 1836, the Ohlone fell under the control of the Catholic Church, with the arrivals of Spanish settlers.

            In November 2, 1769, Spanish Exploration Party led by Don Gaspar Portolá landed in San Francisco. This Spanish Exploration settled in San Francisco and seven years later created the mission of San Francisco de Asís, also known as Mission Dolores. Then the Catholic Church began to establish missions in San Francisco and brought different tribal groups to the mission. The population of San Francisco and the Ohlone Tribes began to grow.