 La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles ("The Church of Our Lady Queen of the Angels") was founded on August 18, 1814, by Franciscan Fray Luis Gil y Taboada.He placed the cornerstone for the new church in the adobe ruins of the original "sub-station mission" here, the "Nuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles Asistencia" (founded 1784), thirty years after it was established to serve the settlement founding "Los Angeles Pobladores" (original settlers).The completed new structure was dedicated on December 8, 1822.