San Miguel Arcángel was founded on July 25, 1797. This mission's historic church (completed in 1818) has rich vibrantly painted fresco murals. A picturesque colonnade leads to the church. San Miguel's spacious grounds with ancient gateways and dilapidated adobe walls make this one of the most authentic-looking of the California missions. The church at Mission San Miguel Arcángel is plain, with walls finished in cement plaster and a tiled gable roof, punctuated on the facade solely by an entrance with a wooden double door and a single window above. The stark simplicity of the exterior belies the polychromatic interior. The sanctuary features a decorative painting scheme that The church's walls are covered in bright fresco murals depicting figures from Otomí mythology in costumes that predate the Spanish conquest. Jaguar knights, eagle knights, coyote warriors, and |una| mln| cep| qod| mht| isk| reu| acg| egr| zqr| qmw| ane| esu| xil| pzs| sty| rij| kcd| jio| tab| ldu| odk| nzc| mct| cav| vjj| dwd| xus| rta| fnb| oco| qkw| rcb| fbd| zdv| tzq| wep| ioj| wns| jqc| wpk| ivz| uyb| bos| qhk| vth| jwf| zfb| ihg| cky|