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See Misión Santa María de los Ángeles Ruins, Baja California, Mexico
Mission Santa María de los Ángeles was the last of the missions established by the Jesuits in Baja California, Mexico, in 1767. The site chosen was the Cochimí settlement of Cabujakaamung ("arroyo of crags"), west of Bahía San Luis Gonzaga near the Gulf of California coast, about 22 kilometers east of Rancho Santa Inés, and south of ... -
See Misión Santa Rosa de las Palmas, Todos Santos, Baja, Mexico
Two names were given in succession to the Jesuit mission at Todos Santos in southern Baja California Sur, Mexico: Santa Rosa de las Palmas, and Nuestra Señora del Pilar de la Paz. The site was initially avisita, or subordinate mission station of the mission at La Paz, established in 1724 by Jaime Bravo. It became the independent mission of Santa Rosa in 1733 un... -
See Misión Santa Rosalía de Mulegé, Baja California, Mexico
Located just up a small hill from the center of town, this was the fourth mission established in California. The beautiful stone mission (the church standing was built in 1766) is a handsome example of a well-preserved mission, and the site here offers some of the best views in town. Mission Santa Rosalía de Mulegé was founded in 1705 by the Jesuit missi... -
See Misión San Vicente Ferrer, Baja California, Mexico
Mission San Vicente was founded in August 1780 by the Dominican missionaries Miguel Hidalgo and Joaquin Valero among the Paipai Indians of northwestern Baja California, Mexico. San Vicente was one of the largest and most important of the Dominican missions, because of its fertile land, abundant water, and important location on the missions' Camino Real. It may ha... -
Visit Mission Church, Mackinac Island, Michigan
The Mission Church is a historic Congregational church located at the corner of Huron and Tuscott Streets on Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States. Built in 1829, it is the oldest surviving church building in the state of Michigan. In 1971, the Mission Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The parish of Sainte Anne Church (Mackinac Island... -
Visit Mission Concepción, San Antonio, Texas (UNESCO site)
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña (also Mission Concepcion) was established in 1716 as Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de los Hainais in East Texas. It was originally meant to be a base for converting the Hasinai. The mission was moved in 1731 to San Antonio. After its relocation most of... -
Visit Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, Soledad, California
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, known colloquially as the Soledad Mission or Mission Soledad, is a Spanish mission located near the present-day town of Soledad, California. The mission was founded by the Franciscan order on October 9, 1791 to convert the Native Americans living in the area to Catholicism. It was the thirteenth of California's Spanish miss... -
Visit Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga, Goliad, Texas
Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga, also known as Aranama Mission or Mission La Bahía, was a Roman Catholic mission established by Spain in 1722 in the Viceroyalty of New Spain—to convert native Karankawa Indians to Christianity. Together with its nearby military fortress, Presidio La Bahía, the mission upheld Span... -
Visit Mission Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Texas
Mission Nuestra Señora del Rosario de los Cujanes was established in November 1754 by Spanish Franciscan missionary Father Juan de Dios Camberos to bring Christianity to the indigenous Karankawa people. At its peak, the mission owned a herd of 5,000 cattle, but mismanagement, lack of administrative support and resistance from the Karankawa led to the gradual decl... -
Visit Mission San Antonio de Padua, Monterey County, California
Mission San Antonio de Padua is a Spanish mission established by the Franciscan order in present-day Monterey County, California, near the present-day town of Jolon. It was founded on July 14, 1771 and was the third mission founded in Alta California by Father Presidente Junípero Serra. The mission was also the site of the first Christian marriage and the first... -
Visit Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura, California
Mission San Buenaventura is a Spanish mission founded by the Franciscan order in present-day Ventura, California. Founded on March 31, 1782, it was the ninth Spanish mission established in California, and the last to be established by Father Junípero Serra. Named for Saint Bonaventure, the mission is the namesake of the city of Ventura (officially "San Buenaven... -
Visit Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Mission San Carlos Borroméo del río Carmelo, also known as the Carmel Mission, is a Roman Catholic mission church in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The mission was the headquarters of the Alta California missions headed by Father Junípero Serra from 1770 until... -
Visit Mission San Diego de Alcalá, San Diego, California
Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá was the first Franciscan mission in the Las Californias Province of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Located in present-day San Diego, California, it was founded in 1769 by Spanish friar Junípero Serra in an area long inhabited by the Kumeyaay Indians. The mission and the surrounding area were named for the Catholic Sain... -
Visit Mission San Fernando Rey de España, Los Angeles, California
Mission San Fernando Rey de España is a Spanish mission in the Mission Hills district of Los Angeles, California. The mission was founded on September 8, 1797 near the site of the first gold discovery in Alta California, and was the seventeenth of the Spanish missions established in present-day California. Named for Saint Ferdinand, the mission is the namesake ... -
Visit Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores), San Francisco, California
Mission San Francisco de Asís, or Mission Dolores, is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco and the sixth religious settlement established as part of the California chain of missions. The Mission was founded on June 29, 1776, by Lieutenant José Joaquin Moraga and Father Francisco Palóu (a companion of Father Junipero Serra), both members...
