Carmel-By-The-Sea - Carmel, CA
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N 36° 32.580 W 121° 55.196
10S E 596673 N 4044720
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo was founded in 1770. It is one of several sites under this chapter of 1000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die.
Waymark Code: WMRMR5
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2016
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Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo is one of the sites mentioned in the passage for Carmel-By-The-Sea in 1000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die...along with Hog's Breath Inn, the Mission Ranch Inn, Bernardu's Lodge and the coastline.
Wikipedia (
visit link) informs us:
"Mission San Carlos Borromeo del río Carmelo, also known as the Carmel Mission or Mission Carmel, is a Roman Catholic mission church in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The mission was the headquarters of the Alta California missions headed by Saint Junípero Serra from 1770 until his death in 1784. It was also the seat of the second presidente, Father Fermin Francisco de Lasuen.
The mission buildings and lands were securalized by the Mexican government in 1833, and had fallen into disrepair by the mid-19th century. They were partially restored beginning in 1884. In 1886 it was transferred from the Franciscans to the local diocese and has continued as a parish church since then. It is the only one of the California Missions to have its original bell tower dome."