Ambas Californias Mural - Mission Hills, CA
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N 34° 16.399 W 118° 27.711
11S E 365429 N 3793428
One of six similar mosaic murals located at the Rectory at Mission San Fernando at 15151 San Fernando Mission Blvd, Mission Hills, CA 91345.
Waymark Code: WMRX0F
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2016
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This mosaic mural depicts a parchment with a map of the Southwestern United States and Baja California in Mexico with the entire area, then part of Mexico, being shaded in red. A Coat of Arms is depicted for Francisco Garcia Diego who was the first bishop of the Diocese of the Two Californias."Ambas California" means "Both Californias" in Spanish. This entire area was part of Meico at the time.
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