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Mission San Carlos Borromeo Del Rio Carmelo. by: Sierra S. Who founded the mission?. Friar Junipero Serra. When was it founded?. June third seventeen seventy. Where is it located? . On the shore of Monterey Bay.
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Mission San Carlos Borromeo Del Rio Carmelo by: Sierra S.
Who founded the mission? • Friar Junipero Serra.
When was it founded? • June third seventeen seventy.
Where is it located? • On the shore of Monterey Bay.
Of the twenty-one missions founded by the Spanish, what order number was this one? • The third.
What do I think about this mission? • Carmel not very successful as a mission. • But it was headquarters of chain for 34 years • This made it important.
List any special or unique qualities the mission has. • 1.Highest record population (876) in 1795. • 2. Church designated a minor Basilica by Pope John XXIII. • 3. New stone church completed by master architect Manuel Ruiz.
Was your mission ever damaged? Was it fixed? • Yes, the roof of the church collapsed, and churched remained roofless for 30 years. Yes, Fr. Angelos Casanova put a steep shingled roof on church which saved it from further destruction but marred its graceful lines.
Who lived at the mission? What Indian tribe lived at this mission? • The Eslenes Indians.
What was daily life like on the mission? • The Indians were trained as plowmen, shepherds, cattle herders, black smiths, and carpenters.
Did the Indians like their lives at the mission? • Probably, because they were trained to do things that they might not of even known how to do before.
What did the mission grow? • They planted crops of wheat and crops and vineyards, and raised cattle and sheep.
List interesting facts about your mission. • The mission was relocated 5 miles south.