Photos clockwise bottom left: Mission San Luis Rey (Oceanside), Mission La Purisma (Lompoc), Mission San Juan Bautista, and Carmel Mission
When California’s missions began falling into disrepair most could have been easily lost forever. Less than century after being built they were starting see wear. The mission era from 1769 to 1833 ended when the Mexican government secularized the missions, dividing their lands into grants which transformed them into ranchos. So how did the missions come back to life? How were they “saved by the bell?” Read more…>
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