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Mission Carmel - San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo

Mission Carmel was the Second California Mission

By Betsy Malloy, About.com

Mission Carmel

Mission Carmel

(c) Betsy Malloy 2002

Mission Carmel
Rio Road and Lasuen Drive
Carmel, CA

Founded June 30, 1770
by Father Junipero Serra

Named Mission San Carlos de Borromeo de Carmelo for Saint Charles Borromeo, the Bishop of Milan who died in 1538

Interesting Facts about Mission Carmel

  • Father Junipero Serra is buried at Mission Carmel

  • Mission Carmel has unique architecture, with stone walls and an arched ceiling

Mission Carmel Chronology

    1770 - Father Serra founds
    1771 - Moved to Carmel River
    1784 - Father Serra dies
    1794 - 974 people at mission
    1823 - Population down to 381
    1834 - Secularization
    1859 - Mission returned to church

Getting to Mission Carmel

Mission Carmel is located in Carmel, California. TUrn west off California Highway 1 onto Rio Road, just north of the Carmel River Bridge. Mission Carmel is on the left, at the intersection of Rio Road and Lasuen Drive.

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