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Image:Fr. Antonio Peyri Departing - 1832.jpeg|{{Fr. Antonio Peyri Departing - 1832.jpeg/credit}}<br />Fray Antonio Peyri departs Mission San Luis Rey in 1832.
Image:Refusal to Work for Captain Portilla.jpg|{{Refusal to Work for Captain Portilla.jpg/credit}}<br />In 1833, Captain Pablo de la Portilla of San Diego was appointed ''comisionado'' (administrator) of Mission San Luis Rey. His heavy-handed administration caused considerable unrest.
Image:1844 Mission San Luis Rey de Francia.jpg|{{1844 Mission San Luis Rey de Francia.jpg/credit}}<br/>In 1841, [[France|French]] explorer [[Eugene Duflot de Mofras]] produced a sketch of the Mission that depicted a second ''[[campanario]]'', thereby supporting the theory that two bell towers were planned, but never completed; the lone tower was also used as a lookout post.<ref>Krell, pp. 275-276</ref>
Image:Interior of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia circa 1893.jpg|{{Interior of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia circa 1893.jpg/credit}}<br/>The interior of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia before restoration, ''circa'' 1893.
Image:San Luis Rey de Francia circa 1900 Keystone-Mast Company.jpg|{{San Luis Rey de Francia circa 1900 Keystone-Mast Company.jpg/credit}}<br/>Inside the "cavernous" ''capilla'' (chapel) at Mission San Luís Rey de Francia, ''circa'' 1900. Dedicated in 1815, the  cruciform design is shared only with the ruined "Great Stone Church" at [[Mission San Juan Capistrano]], making the two structures unique among the Alta California missions in that regard.<ref>Krell, pp. 154, 275</ref>
Image:CHS-2097.jpg|{{CHS-2097.jpg/credit}}<br/>Mission San Luis Rey de Francia is home to with the first Peruvian Pepper Tree (''[[Schinus molle]]'') planted in California in 1830, visible at right behind the arches in the above photograph (taken ''circa'' 1900).<ref>Young, p. 18</ref>
Image:San Luis Rey de Francia circa 1910 William Amos Haines.jpg|{{San Luis Rey de Francia circa 1910 William Amos Haines.jpg/credit}}Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, ''circa'' 1910.
Image:Choir missals at Mission San Luis Rey.jpg|{{Choir missals at Mission San Luis Rey.jpg/credit}}<br/>Illuminated choir missals on display at Mission San Luis Rey de Francia in 1913.<ref>James, p. 215</ref>
Image:Benjamin Brown The Mission.jpg|{{Benjamin Brown The Mission.jpg/credit}}<br />"The Mission," ''circa'' 1915.
Image:Mission San Luis Rey de Francia current.jpg|{{Mission San Luis Rey de Francia current.jpg/credit}}<br />Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (seen here in 1986) is architecturally distinctive due to the combination of Spanish, Moorish, and Mexican lines exhibited. Part of California's most pristine mission complex, the baroque façade of the church was meant to be flanked by twin towers.
Image:Mission San Luis Rey chapel interior.jpg|{{Mission San Luis Rey chapel interior.jpg/credit}}<br />The chapel interior at Mission San Luis Rey in 2005.
Image:Mission San Luis Rey courtyard arch.jpg|{{Mission San Luis Rey courtyard arch.jpg/credit}}<br />A view through the courtyard arch at Mission San Luis Rey in March of 2005.
Image:USNS Mission San Luis Rey.jpg|{{USNS Mission San Luis Rey.jpg/credit}}<br/>[[USNS Mission San Luis Rey (T-AO-128)|USNS ''Mission San Luis Rey'' (T-AO-128)]] at anchor in the Long Beach / San Pedro, California area. 
Image:Saint Louis IX (1214-1270).jpg|{{Saint Louis IX (1214-1270).jpg/credit}}<br />Saint Louis IX of France, patron of arts and arbiter of Europe.
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