June 24

1777:Chamis, an Ohlone man, receives the first adult Indian baptism at Mission Dolores.

On June 24, 1777, Chamis, a 20-year-old Ohlone man, became the first adult Native American baptized at Mission Dolores in San Francisco. Given the Christian name Francisco Moraga, his baptism marked a turning point in the Spanish mission's early efforts to convert the indigenous Ohlone population. This sacrament preceded mass conversions that would follow, reshaping the spiritual and social landscape of the Bay Area's native communities.