Took a trip to Monterey/Carmel over the weekend. The aquarium was fantastic as usual but I was especially happy to visit la Misión de San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. It is the resting place of Junipero Serra. For me, the visits to the missions here in California elicit a different type of emotion that they would…… Continue reading La Misión de San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo
Tag: California Missions
The California Missions. To most, they are dusty old buildings from the past that everyone is forced to learn about in school here in California. For me, they are fascinating relics of the past. I spent time studying in Spain and Mexico and know the origins, stories and histories of these places which are fascinating to me. What most don’t know is the horror of how they treated the Native Americans.
Mission San Francisco de Asis
12.8.2012 – Mission San Francisco Solano. (Sonoma)
Una reliquia de Espana imperial. Siempre me siento algo muy profundo en los misiones de California. Algo muy triste.