SONOMA WINE COUNTRY
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The town of Sonoma began with the building of
Mission San Francisco Solano in 1823 by Father
José Altimira of the
Franciscan Order. This mission was the farthest north of all 21
California missions. Soon after it was built, it was secularized by the Mexican government under the orders of Lieutenant, later General,
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. He maintained good relationships with the Native Americans of the...