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20-500: By the 1860s, the mission had fallen into severe disrepair, giving the mission the ignoble distinction as the "most obliterated" Spanish mission in California. In 1870, the mission ruins were entirely removed. In 1949, the modern-day replica was built on the grounds of the original hospital, next to the surviving Saint Raphael's Church. Mission San Rafael Arcángel was founded on December 14, 1817, by Father Vicente Francisco de Sarría , as

40-572: A medical asistencia ("sub-mission") of the San Francisco Mission to treat their sick population. It was granted full mission status on October 19, 1822. This was one of the missions turned over to the Mexican government in 1833 after the Mexican secularization act of 1833 . In 1840, there were 150 Native Americans still at the Mission. By 1844, Mission San Rafael Arcángel had been abandoned; what

60-449: A priest was once again living at the Mission. A new parish church was built near the old chapel ruins in 1861, and, in 1870, the rest of the ruins were removed to make room for the City of San Rafael. All that was left of the Mission was a single pear tree from the old Mission's orchard. It is for this reason that San Rafael is known as the "most obliterated of California's missions". In 1949,

80-619: A replica of the chapel was built next to the current Saint Raphael's Church on the site of the original hospital in San Rafael, California which was built in 1919. Vicente Francisco de Sarr%C3%ADa Father Vicente Francisco de Sarría (1767 Etxebarri , Spain – 1835 Soledad ) was a Basque missionary to the Americas . Father Sarría baptized John Gilroy , the first foreigner to permanently settle in California . Gilroy landed from

100-628: Is a Spanish mission established by the Franciscan order in present-day Monterey County , California , near the present-day town of Jolon . Founded on July 14, 1771, it was the third mission founded in Alta California by Father Presidente Junípero Serra . The mission was the first use of fired tile roofing in Upper California. Today the mission is a parish church of the Diocese of Monterey and

120-568: Is also credited with the " first original contribution ever offered by a resident of California in the field of medicine ," an 1830 paper on the use of the caesarian section as a method of childbirth. When Father Señan retired in August 1823, Father Sarría took over as Father-President of the California mission chain , a position he held until 1825. A program put forward on the Board for the Development of

140-587: Is no longer active in the mission work which it was set up to provide. Mission San Antonio de Padua was the third Mission to be founded in Alta California, and was located along the very earliest routing of the Camino Real. This mission was located on a site which was unfortunately somewhat remote from the more reliable water source of what later became known as the Salinas River . In that very early year of

160-640: The Isaac Todd in Monterey in 1814, and was baptized Juan Antonio Maria on September 29 of that year. He also founded Mission San Rafael Arcángel and helped establish the Santa Ysabel Asistencia (on February 2, 1819 he wrote that " ...in the place called Santa Isabel, toward the Sierra, they count a goodly number of baptized souls...I asked the governor for permission to formally erect a chapel there ." The padre

180-707: The San Antonio River along the Santa Lucia Mountains as an outstanding example of early mission life. The mission is surrounded by the Fort Hunter Liggett Military Reservation, which was acquired by the U.S. Army from the Hearst family during World War II to train troops. Additional land was acquired from the Army in 1950 to increase the mission area to over 85 acres (34 hectares). This fort

200-558: The Californias in Mexico City to send colonists to Alta California subsidized by the missions and providing them with tools and livestock was never implemented, much to Sarría's frustration. The missionaries ceased then to be a driving force behind Alta California's colonization, Sarría went on the defensive, and the arrival of new friars came to an end. Faced with such sentiment, Sarría refused to swear allegiance to Mexico and opposition to

220-454: The Spanish if they ever came back. He was condemned to exile, but the conviction was not implemented. Disputes between Mexican authorities and Sarría continued between 1826 and 1829, with Mexican authorities accusing him and his friars of concealing big fortunes. When he found that it was not possible to find another resident priest to man Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad , he decided to take

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240-411: The building efforts, though the construction of the church proper did not actually begin until 1810. In 1805, the native people at the mission, mostly Northern Salinan (Antoniano) but also some Yokuts and Esselen , had increased to 1,300. By 1810, only 178 Native Americans were living at the Mission, In 1834, after secularization there were 150 Mission Indians remaining. No town grew up around

260-599: The first permanent structures constructed in the Mission Revival Style . The first attempt to rebuild the Mission came in 1903 when the California Historical Landmarks League began holding outings at San Antonio. "Preservation and restoration of Mission San Antonio began. The Native Sons of the Golden West donated $ 1,400. Tons of debris were removed from the interior of the chapel.the mission

280-459: The leadership of the Diocese of Monterey, Mission San Antonio de Padua transformed into a Catholic parish which also hosts group gatherings, gift shops and a museum with picnic grounds. Today, the nearest city is King City , nearly 29 miles (47 kilometers) away; Jolon, a small town, is located six miles (10 km) from the Mission. Historians consider the Mission's pastoral location in the valley of

300-590: The mission open. There is an active campaign to raise funds for the retrofit. Despite its being still referred to as a mission, the Mission San Antonio de Padua is no longer active in Catholic missions and has become more focused as a parish church, fundraiser location, and tourist attraction. In 2005, the Franciscan Friars turned over the mission's caretaking and ownership to the Diocese of Monterey. Under

320-600: The mission, as was usual at other missions. In 1845, Mexican Governor Pío Pico declared all mission buildings in Alta California for sale, but no one bid for Mission San Antonio. In 1863, after nearly 30 years, the Mission was returned to the Catholic Church . In 1894, roof tiles were salvaged from the property and installed on the Southern Pacific Railroad depot located in Burlingame, California , one of

340-563: The missions, the later more favorable routing of the Camino Real , more closely aligning with the course of the Salinas River, had not yet been discovered or established. Father Junipero Serra claimed the site on July 14, 1771, and dedicated the Mission to Saint Anthony of Padua. Saint Anthony was born in 1195 in Lisbon, Portugal and is the patron saint of the poor. Father Serra left Fathers Miguel Pieras and Buenaventura Sitjar behind to continue

360-531: The post himself. Alone at the mission, Father Sarría carried on his work among the natives until May 1835 when his worn and emaciated body was found at the foot of the altar. Several days later the last of his loyal Indian followers built a litter and carried his body some 25 miles over the hills to Mission San Antonio de Padua , where he is interred. The missions of the Californias were eventually secularized in 1834 and converted into pueblos , towns. Mission San Antonio de Padua Mission San Antonio de Padua

380-523: Was left of the empty buildings was sold for $ 8,000 in 1846. The Mission was used by John C. Fremont as his headquarters during the Bear Flag Revolt . On June 28, 1846, three men departed the mission, including Kit Carson , and murdered three unarmed Californians under the order of John C. Fremont : Don José R. Berreyesa, father of José de los Santos Berreyesa , along with the twin sons of Don Francisco de Haro , Ramon and Francisco De Haro. In 1847,

400-450: Was restored 2 times. Breaches in the side wall were filled in." Unfortunately, the earthquake of 1906 seriously damaged the building. In 1928, Franciscan friars held services at San Antonio de Padua. It took nearly 50 years to completely restore the Mission. The State of California is requiring a $ 12–15 million earthquake retrofit that must be completed by 2015, or the mission will be closed. As of 2011, there were 35 private families keeping

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