Tag: San Carlos Borromeo del Carmelo

  • Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Carmelo

    Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Carmelo

    Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Carmelo, also known as Carmel Mission, was founded June 3, 1770 by Father Junípero Serra at the Royal Presidio of Monterey Bay. The mission was named for Saint Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan, Italy, in the 16th Century. In 1771 the mission was moved to another location, near the “Rio Carmel”.…