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1769 to 1823

___Notes of the Mission Project___

California Missions of 21 locations will be a long term project depending on my travel arrangements from south to northern California and stop at each site.

________In GEOGRAPHICAL ORDER, north to south_________
An early map illustrating the route of "El Camino Real" in 1821, along with the 21 Franciscan missions in Alta California. The road at this time was merely a horse and mule trail.

* Mission San Francisco Solano, in Sonoma
* Mission San Rafael Arcángel, in San Rafael
* Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores), in San Francisco
* Mission San José, in Fremont
* Mission Santa Clara de Asís, in Santa Clara
* Mission Santa Cruz, in Santa Cruz
* Mission San Juan Bautista, in San Juan Bautista
* Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, south of Carmel
* Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, south of Soledad
* Mission San Antonio de Padua, northwest of Jolon
* Mission San Miguel Arcángel, in San Miguel
* Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, in San Luis Obispo
* Mission La Purísima Concepción, northeast of Lompoc
* Mission Santa Inés, in Solvang
* Mission Santa Barbara, in Santa Barbara
* Mission San Buenaventura, in Ventura
* Mission San Fernando Rey de España, in Mission Hills (Los Angeles)
* Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, in San Gabriel
* Mission San Juan Capistrano, in San Juan Capistrano
* Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, in Oceanside
* Mission San Diego de Alcalá, in San Diego

______In CHRONOLOGY ORDER, north to south_____
An early map illustrating the route of "El Camino Real" in 1821, along with the 21 Franciscan missions in Alta California. The road at this time was merely a horse and mule trail.

* Mission San Francisco Solano, in Sonoma
* Mission San Rafael Arcángel, in San Rafael
* Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores), in San Francisco
* Mission San José, in Fremont
* Mission Santa Clara de Asís, in Santa Clara
* Mission Santa Cruz, in Santa Cruz
* Mission San Juan Bautista, in San Juan Bautista
* Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, south of Carmel
* Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, south of Soledad
* Mission San Antonio de Padua, northwest of Jolon
* Mission San Miguel Arcángel, in San Miguel
* Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, in San Luis Obispo
* Mission La Purísima Concepción, northeast of Lompoc
* Mission Santa Inés, in Solvang
* Mission Santa Barbara, in Santa Barbara
* Mission San Buenaventura, in Ventura
* Mission San Fernando Rey de España, in Mission Hills (Los Angeles)
* Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, in San Gabriel
* Mission San Juan Capistrano, in San Juan Capistrano
* Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, in Oceanside
* Mission San Diego de Alcalá, in San Diego


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