California Old Missions

California Old Missions Missions included a church and the farmland on which missionaries produced almost all of what they needed to become self-sufficient in relatively short order.

California Missions were established in Las Californian of Viceroyalty of New Spain to convert native Americans to Christianity and increase Spanish control over the land.

04/15/2017
12/18/2016

Happy 80th Birthday Pope Francis. The pontiff started his day by sharing breakfast with eight homeless people at the Vatican before celebrating Mass with cardinals.

San Buenaventura Mission at Downtown Ventura
09/25/2016

San Buenaventura Mission at Downtown Ventura

Revisit the Old Mission
09/11/2016

Revisit the Old Mission

09/23/2015

Pope Francis will deliver his first message to the United States on the White House lawn Wednesday morning, in front of President Barack Obama and 15,000 others.

The first mission _ San Diego de Alcala
03/17/2014

The first mission _ San Diego de Alcala

Mission San Francisco de Asís
11/23/2012

Mission San Francisco de Asís

11/04/2012

A must-see exhibition of early California history related to missions and ranchos (1768-1848) at Bower museum.

10/11/2012

List of California Old Missions

1. San Diego de Alcala(The first mission) - 10818 San Diego Mission Road, San Diego

2. San Luis Rey de Francia(King of the Missions) - 4050 Mission Avenue, San Luis Rey

3. San Juan Capistrano - 26801 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano

4. San Gabriel Arcangel - 537 W. Mission Drive, San Gabriel

5. San Fernando Rey de Espana - 15151 San Fernando Mission Blvd., Mission Hills

6. San Buenaventura - 225 E. Main Street, Ventura

7. Santa Barbara(Queen of the Missions) - 2201 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara

8. Santa Ines - 1760 Mission Drive, Solvang

9. La Purisima Concepcion - 2295 Purisima Road, Lompoc

10. San Luis Obispo de Tolosa - 782 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo

11. San Miguel Arcangel - 801 Mission Street, San Miguel

12. San Antonia de Padua - On Mission Creek Road, Jolon

13. Nuestra Senora de la Soledad - 36641 Ft. Romie Road, Soledad

14. San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo - 3080 Rio Road, Carmel

15. San Juan Bautista(The largest mission) - At Second and Mariposa Streets, San Juan Bautista

16. Santa Cruz - 126 High Street, Santa Cruz

17. Santa Clara de Asis - 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara

18. San Jose - 43300 Mission Blvd., Fremont

19. San Francisco de Asis - 3321 16th Street, San Francisco
San Rafael Arcangel - 1104 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael

21. San Francisco de Solano(Place to create Republic of California) - 20 E. Spain Street, Sonoma

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08/31/2012
08/31/2012

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