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Mission San Rafael Arcángel: The Hospital That Became a Mission

By Damian Bacich

Originally built as a hospital outpost for Mission Dolores, Mission San Rafael Arcángel grew to become a successful mission in its own right. Nearby China Camp State Park offers a complementary glimpse into California’s unique history.  

Filed Under: Field Trips, Spanish Missions Tagged With: Chief Marin, China Camp, Coast Miwok, Gen. Mariano G. Vallejo, Juan Amorós, Luis Gil y Taboada, Mission San Francisco de Asís, Mission San Rafael

California Mission Founders: Names, Dates and Bios

By Damian Bacich

California Mission Founders

People often ask who founded the Spanish missions in California. And while Fr. Junípero Serra and Fr. Fermín Francisco de Lasuén are rightly credited as the main mission founders, several other missionaries were involved in establishing missions in California.

Filed Under: Catholicism, Franciscans, Spanish Missions Tagged With: Estevan Tapis, Fermín Francisco de Lasuén, José Altimira, Junipero Serra, Luis Gil y Taboada, mission founders, Narciso Durán, Pedro Benito Cambón, Vicente Francisco de Sarría

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