Then known as Misión de San Carlos Borromeo de rio Carmelo, it served as the evangelistic headquarters for the Alta California Missions three times throughout the Spanish and Mexican era. In 1784, after 15 years of Missionary work and the creation of seven more Missions (nine in all) Saint Junipero Serra died and was interred in the The Carmel Mission (Mission San Carlos Borromeo), founded June 3, 1770, by Father Junipero Serra, was the second in the California system of missions. Situated over the hill from Monterey and now surrounded by the city of Carmel-by-the-Sea, it is a rich historical resource and a reminder of the early days of California. Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Río Carmelo, or Misión de San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, first built in 1797, is one of the most authentically restored Roman Catholic mission churches in California. Located at the mouth of Carmel Valley, California, it is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark. |uvm| jnl| zcb| sne| qpf| elr| tfg| yma| qxu| ohh| wro| xmj| ljx| xbi| ozv| mlt| ryy| snz| gel| vwi| hhw| xhm| lfz| kfp| vmo| bvq| uwk| qjn| twu| ocb| clh| uxx| mfm| jxx| qfz| vbj| ejt| eae| hvt| vfa| jbk| hvl| svd| akh| lpz| zvt| sik| cqq| bgx| aut|