By David Kier www.vivabaja.com Co-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ El Rosario was the first California mission founded by the Dominican Order, just one year after… Read more »
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The Spanish Missions on the California Peninsula: #18, San Fernando de Velicatá (1769-1825)
By David Kier www.vivabaja.com Co-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ San Fernando was the first California mission founded by the Franciscan Order, and also the only… Read more »
The Spanish Missions on the California Peninsula: #17, Nuestra Señora de Columna (Calamajué) /Santa María de los Ángeles (1766-1774)
By David Kier www.vivabaja.com Co-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ The 17th and final Jesuit California mission was founded by Padre Victoriano Arnés and Padre Juan… Read more »
The Spanish Missions on the California Peninsula: #16, San Francisco de Borja Adac (1762-1818)
By David Kier www.vivabaja.com Co-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ The Jesuits had decided to expand their missions northward after Fernando Consag’s sea voyage in… Read more »
The Spanish Missions on the California Peninsula: #15, Santa Gertrudis (1752-1822)
By David Kier www.vivabaja.com Co-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ Fifteen years passed by before the Jesuits were able to establish another mission, and the… Read more »
Gray Whales Trip with Graham Mackintosh
Come join famous Baja author Graham Mackintosh (“Into a Desert Place,” “Journey with a Baja Burro,” “Marooned with Very Little Beer,” Nearer My Dog to Thee” ) on this Baja… Read more »
Arte en el Valle
by Marilyn Helgeson Presenting the world-class artists of northern Baja at Art Basel, the world’s premier international art show for Modern and contemporary works, is the stated five-year goal of… Read more »
The Spanish Missions on the California Peninsula: #14, San Luis Gonzaga Chiriyaqui (1737-1768)
By David Kier www.vivabaja.com Co-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ Mission San Luis Gonzaga is on the Magdalena Plain of Baja California Sur. In 1721, it… Read more »
Ask a Local: Ensenada
OUR LOCAL: Miguel Arroyo HOMETOWN: Ensenada B.C Mexico HOW LONG: 30 years OCCUPATION: Tour guide & surf instructor BIO: I love the ocean. I am a diver, surfer, sailor and… Read more »
The Spanish Missions on the California Peninsula: #13, Santa Rosa de las Palmas (1733-1748)
By David Kier www.vivabaja.com Co-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ In 1724, Padre Jaime Bravo of the mission at La Paz heard of a ranchería… Read more »