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 »
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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 »
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 »
The Spanish Missions on the California Peninsula: #11, San Ignacio de Kadakaamán (1728-1840)
By David Kier www.vivabaja.com Co-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ The mission of San Ignacio de Kadakaamán was founded in 1728 by Padre Juan Bautista… Read more »
The Spanish Missions on the California Peninsula: #10, Santiago el Apóstol Aiñiní (1724-1795)
By David Kier www.vivabaja.com Co-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ In July, 1721, Padre Ignacio María Nápoli, sailed south from Loreto to La Paz to… Read more »
The Spanish Missions on the California Peninsula: #9, Nuestra Señora de los Dolores (1721-1741 at Apaté, 1741-1768 at La Pasión de Chillá)
By David Kier www.vivabaja.com Co-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ The mission of Los Dolores began because of the need for a mission between Loreto… Read more »
The Spanish Missions on the California Peninsula: #8, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Huasinapí (1720-1795)
By David Kier www.vivabaja.com Co-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ The history of the 8th California mission began in 1719 when Padre Juan de Ugarte… Read more »
Photos of Mata Ortiz, Mexico Trip
