If I had to give San Miguel a name it would have to be that of “The Crumbly One.” The sounds bad but it actually makes San Miguel rather unique. Unlike all of the other California 21 missions, San Miguel … Continue reading →
In 1819 Father Jose Altimira came from Barcelona, Spain to work at the Dolores Mission in San Francisco. He didn’t like the mission in San Francisco because it was not adventerous enough for him and he found the foggy weather … Continue reading →
The San Gabriel Mission is the 4th of the missions built in 1771 and is the closest to Los Angeles. Known as the “Pride of th Missions” it is a fully working mission with an active parish. The mission is … Continue reading →
On our December trip to Solvang, California we took two cars and so on the way back home I snuck out on my own to Ventura, California. Ventura is a beautiful place to visit if you ever get the chance … Continue reading →
I don’t have a daughter but if I did I don’t think I would name her Inez (Agnes in English). The Santa Inez mission is named after Saint Agnes. One of the earliest saints she is known as one of … Continue reading →
The San Luis Obispo Mission in it’s heyday was not the smallest mission, but so far it has been the smallest mission that we have visited. Built in 1772, it is a very interesting mission in that the main chapel … Continue reading →
The 11th mission in the series, La Purisima Mission is interesting in that is no longer owned or operated by the Catholic Church. Even though all the missions were deeded back to the Catholic church in 1865 by President Lincoln … Continue reading →
The Santa Barbara Mission is the 10th mission in the California series and is known as the “Queen of the Missions”. This mission is probably the most active Catholic missions out of all of the missions I have visited so … Continue reading →
Being so close to San Diego one might think that the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (King of France) was the second of the California missions. This is of course not so. The San Luis Rey Mission is actually … Continue reading →
As the sign will promptly tell you California’s first mission was established by Father Juan Junipero Sierra on July 16, 1769. Although, to truly understand this mission you have to go back to 1542. This was when Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo … Continue reading →
