The history of the founding of Mission San Antonio de Padua is quite interesting. Early in July 1771, a little party of Spanish Missionaries, headed by three Franciscan Padres, walked into a beautiful, oak-mantled valley near the coastal region of …
Due to the location of the rugged Santa Lucia Mountains, which tumble down to the sea in central California, the overland route between San Diego and the second mission at Carmel turned inland during the latter half of the journey. …
In the summer of 1771, a little group of Franciscan Missionaries headed by Padres Junípero Serra, Miguel Píeras, and Buenaventura Sitjar entered the Valley of the Oaks. In this secluded canyon, the Padres hung a bell on the branches of …