Mission Links

La Purísima

La Purísima Mission
A virtual tour of Mission La Purísima State Park. Some text. A few portions (the Church and the Bell Wheel) may be viewed in Quicktime. If you have a Mac, use the right and left arrows to move sideways, the Shift to zoom in, and Control to zoom out.

San Antonio de Padua

Mission San Antonio de Padua - Pelican Network
Of all Spanish California missions, San Antonio de Padua is the most faithfully restored. This is what a mission really looked like. Artifacts of the missionaries and their neophyte's are on display.

San Buenaventura

San Buenaventura Mission
The official Website of the mission.

San Carlos Borromeo

Mission San Carlos Borromeo (Carmel Mission Basilica)
Homepage for the Mission San Carlos in Carmel, Califoria's second mission (established 1770). Sections of this site include History of the mission, Ministry Services, Directions/Map, photographs, scale drawings and a ground plan of the church.

San Diego

The Indians of San Diego County
Short description of the four tribal groups found in San Diego County and a bibliography of major sources. By San Diego State University reference librarian Phillip White.

San Fernando Rey de España

San Fernando Mission
The establishment of the 17th mission in 1797, its agricultural success, and decline after 1834. Photos.

San Francisco de Asís

Mission San Francisco de Asís
Photos of plaque and mission, visitor information

San Francisco Solano de Sonoma (Sonoma Mission)

San Gabriel Arcángel

San Gabriel Mission Parish
Home page for San Gabriel Mission Parish. Includes parish, mission and Claretian Missionaries information.

Mission San Gabriel Arcangel
The California Missions On-Line Project Mission San Gabriel Arcangel

San José

San Juan Bautista

The Barrel Organ at Mission San Juan Bautista
Extensive set of quotations, both primary and secondary, on the history of music at the missions in general and San Juan Bautista's barrel organ in particular.

San Juan Bautista State Historic Park
10 links to photos and historic topics.

San Juan Capistrano

Mission San Juan Capistrano
Short historical description, links to mission preservation programs, hours, fees, school report information, map, events calendars and more

San Luis Obispo der Tolosa

San Luis Rey de Francia

Welcome to Mission San Luis Rey
History of the mission, links to related sites and information about the mission cemetery, the retreat center and its calendar, the mission museum and the gift shop. Also includes a map to the mission, information about educational packets and frequently asked questions.

San Miguel Arcángel

Santa Barbara

San Rafael Arcángel

Santa Clara de Asís

Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University, founded in 1851, is California's oldest institution of higher learnng.

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park

Santa Inés

Old Mission Santa Inés
A large site with excellent color photos, an extensive and detailed page on the history of the mission from the pre-mission era into the 1990s, and informative pages related to parish business. Also tourist related information about the Santa Ynez Valley, Solvang, nearby towns, and a map.

Soledad

Other California mission related sites

California Missions Foundation
The California Missions Foundation is dedicated to the preservation, protection, and maintenance of the California Missions to ensure that their historical legacy is kept alive for future generations.

My Mission
A non-profit organization focused on helping the 21 California missions. Sells religious and spiritual-inspired decorative home accents and gifts.

The California Missions Site
California Missions History and Music - history of the missions with an emphasis on music. Includes musical samples, and pictures.

California Division of Tourism
El Camino Real and the Spanish Missions in California. Summary of history of the 21 missions with many interesting details plus the addresses and phone numbers of each. Consult the site's home page for information on lodging and reservations, other places to visit (many of them free or inexpensive), events around the state, and much more. Downloadable maps available.

The Four Remaining Franciscan Missions
Only four of the twenty-one missions founded by the Franciscans 1769-1823 remain in Franciscan hands today. This site contains links to each of them: San Antonio de Padua, San Miguel Arcangel, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Rey de Francia

GreatCalifornia.com
A comprehensive web directory and guide to everything in California.

Monterey Bay Area Missions
A brief overview of San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, San Antonio de Padua, Santa Cruz, Soledad, San Juan Bautista

California Missions
California Museum of Photography - University of California, Riverside.
Historic photos from 1895-1945 of all the missions from the collection of the UC Riverside Museum of Photography accompanied by an historical essay, fact sheet on each of the photographers, and a clickable map.

California Missions
Vintage postcards of each of the 21 missions, an extensive chronology, a list of the Presidents-General of the mission system, and a glossary of the missions' saints' names. A handsome and useful site.

California Mission Sketches by Henry Miller, 1856
Click "Container List" in the left frame to see 38 pencil sketches called the "earliest known attempt to depict the Missions in a series." Part of the Berkeley Digital Library "California Heritage" site.