Santa Ysabel Indian Mission was founded on September 20, 1818 in the mountains east of San Diego (near the village of Elcuanan), as a sub-mission to Mission San Diego de Alcalá, to serve as a rest stop for those traveling between San Diego and Sonora (located in Northwest Mexico). According to the mission’s administration, the […]
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Mission San Juan Capistrano
Between 1769 and 1833, Catholic priests of the Franciscan order established 21 Spanish missions in California. Mission San Diego de Alcalá was the first, founded in 1769. The Mission featured in this post, San Juan Capistrano, was seventh, founded in 1776. Looking down a typical exterior corridor Mission Architecture The typical mission architecture still influences […]