{"id":16061,"date":"2011-02-17T19:43:40","date_gmt":"2011-02-18T02:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wend.ca\/?page_id=16061"},"modified":"2026-03-30T06:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:11:23","slug":"viajes-espanoles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?page_id=16061","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Mission Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Missions y Presidios de California<\/h3>\n<p>There are &#8220;officially&#8221; 21 Missions along California&#8217;s Historic Mission Trail in what was once known as Alto California. And, five Presidios were built to protect these Missions. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/edit?mid=18ubkis9hkNkDfAhMTDPSsD76_yg&amp;ie=UTF&amp;msa=0&amp;ll=35.522003732829944%2C-119.81646049999999&amp;z=7\">Google Map<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, we made it our quest to try and find all these historical missions. Our journeys started in California with the <em>SoCal Mission Quest (SMQ)<\/em>, where the goal was to visit the Spanish Missions between San Diego and Santa Barbara. After this, we headed to San Francisco to continue Mission explorations in the North (dubbed the NorCal Mission Quest). Listed below are our journeys.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<h5><strong>The mission posts have been turned off because... [drum role] they're being turned into a book! Check back periodically for details.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\nPlease <a href=\"mailto:me@wend.ca\">reach out to me<\/a> if you'd be interested in being an early reader of the book (before it goes public)!--><\/p>\n<p>The two <em>lost<\/em> and <em>forgotten<\/em> Missions of California are listed below the &#8220;official&#8221; list.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=44763\">Mission San Diego de Alcal\u00e1<\/a> (1769)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=62560\">Presidio de San Diego<\/a> (1769)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=52740\">Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo<\/a> (1770)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=52742\">Presidio de Monterey<\/a> (1770)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=54613\">Mission San Antonio de Padua<\/a> (1771)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=62098\">Mission San Gabriel Arc\u00e1ngel<\/a> (1771)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=54629\">Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa<\/a> (1772)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=52895\">Mission San Francisco de As\u00eds<\/a> (1776)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=59616\">Presidio de San Francisco<\/a> (1776)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=11182\">Mission San Juan Capistrano<\/a> (1776)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=52506\">Mission Santa Clara de As\u00eds<\/a> (1777)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=11461\">Mission San Buenaventura in 2011<\/a> (1782)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=64627\">Mission San Buenaventura in 2015<\/a> (1782)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=15989\">Presidio de Santa Barbara<\/a> (1782)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=11449\">Mission Santa B\u00e1rbara<\/a> (1786)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=54683\">Mission La Purisima Concepci\u00f3n<\/a> (1787)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=52670\">Mission Santa Cruz<\/a> (1791)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=54576\">Mission Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de la Soledad<\/a> (1791)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=52531\">Mission San Jos\u00e9<\/a> (1797)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=52626\">Mission San Juan Bautista<\/a> (1797)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=54644\">Mission San Miguel Arc\u00e1ngel<\/a> (1797)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=62123\">Mission San Fernando Rey de Espa\u00f1a<\/a> (1797)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=44827\">Mission San Luis Rey de Francia<\/a> (1798)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=15896\">Mission Santa In\u00e9s<\/a> (1804)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=53187\">Mission San Rafael Arc\u00e1ngel<\/a> (1817)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=54806\">Mission San Francisco de Solano<\/a> (1823)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=54823\">Presidio de Sonoma<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Lost\/Forgotten Missions in California<\/h3>\n<p>Shortly after finishing the NorCal Mission Quest (California), we discovered that there are two more Missions in along the Colorado River. These are not officially listed as California Missions even though both are marked as California Historical Landmarks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=65392\">Mission Puerto de Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n<\/a> (1780)<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=65406\">Mission San Pedro y San Pablo de Bicu\u00f1er<\/a> (1781)<\/dd>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Missions de Arizona<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<dd>Mission Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de los Dolores (1687)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission Los Santos \u00e1ngeles de Guevavi (1691)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission San Cayetano de Tumac\u00e1cori (1691)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission San Xavier del Bac (1699)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission San Jos\u00e9 de Tumac\u00e1cori (1751)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission San Cayetano de Calabazas (1756)<\/dd>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Missions de Baja California<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<dd>Mission San Bruno (1683)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission de Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de Loreto Conch\u00f3 (1697)<\/dd>\n<dd>Visita de San Juan Bautista Lond\u00f3 (1699)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission San Francisco Javier de Vigg\u00e9-Biaund\u00f3 (1699)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission San Juan Bautista Malibat (Misi\u00f3n Ligu\u00ed) (1705)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission Santa Rosal\u00eda de Muleg\u00e9 (1705)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission San Jose de Comond\u00fa (1708)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission La Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n de Cadegom\u00f3 (1720)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission de Nuestra Se\u00f1ora del Pilar de La Paz Airap\u00ed (1720)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de Guadalupe de Huasinapi (1720)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission Santiago de Los Coras (1721)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de los Dolores del Sur Chill\u00e1 (1721)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission San Ignacio Kadakaam\u00e1n (1728)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission Estero de las Palmas de San Jos\u00e9 del Cabo A\u00f1uit\u00ed (1730)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission Santa Rosa de las Palmas (Misi\u00f3n Todos Santos) (1733)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission San Luis Gonzaga Chiriyaqui (1740)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission Santa Gertrudis (1752)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission San Francisco Borja (1762)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission de Calamaju\u00e9 (Visita de Calamyget) (1766)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission Santa Mar\u00eda de los \u00c1ngeles (1767)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission San Fernando Rey de Espa\u00f1a de Velicat\u00e1 (1768)<\/dd>\n<dd>Visita de la Presentaci\u00f3n (1769)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission Nuestra Se\u00f1ora del Sant\u00edsimo Rosario de Vi\u00f1acado (1774)<\/dd>\n<dd>Visita de San Jos\u00e9 de Magdalena (1774)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission Santo Domingo de la Frontera (1775)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission San Vicente Ferrer (1780)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission San Miguel Arc\u00e1ngel de la Frontera (1787)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission Santo Tom\u00e1s de Aquino (1791)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission San Pedro M\u00e1rtir de Verona (1794)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission Santa Catarina Virgen y M\u00e1rtir (1797)<\/dd>\n<dd>Visita de San Telmo (1798)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission El Descanso (Misi\u00f3n San Miguel la Nueva) (1817)<\/dd>\n<dd>Mission de Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de Guadalupe del Norte (1834)<\/dd>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nMissions y Presidios de California There are &#8220;officially&#8221; 21 Missions along California&#8217;s&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?page_id=16061\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Spanish Mission Trail&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":71527,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16061","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16061"}],"version-history":[{"count":212,"href":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94820,"href":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16061\/revisions\/94820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/71527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}