By David Kierwww.vivabaja.comCo-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ The Dominicans were anxious to complete their charge to establish five missions in the void between San Fernando… Read more »
By David Kierwww.vivabaja.comCo-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ The San Vicente mission was founded on August 27, 1780 by Padre Miguel Hidalgo and Padre Joaquin Valero… Read more »
By Jennifer Kramer www.bajatheothercalifornia.com Of the many times that I’ve been to the Valle de Guadalupe, I almost always end up Las Nubes winery. Friends from the U.S. are in… Read more »
By David Kier www.vivabaja.com Co-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ One year following the founding of their first mission (El Rosario), the Dominicans were ready to… Read more »
By Graham Mackintosh Thirty years ago I was in the middle of a two-year quest to walk around the coast of Baja California. Pacific lagoons such as Ojo de Liebre… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »