According to the missionsanjose.org site, the adobe church wasdedicated in 1809 and destroyed by an earthquake in 1868. From1982-1985 it was reconstructed to look like the original.The mission was founded in 1797, but there is no record (that Ican see) of whether the church dedicated in 1809 was there at thefounding, or when exactly construction began.For more information, see missionsanjose.org/history.html