Santa Catalina (1797-1840)
Remains of mission lookout tower, little else is left of a once busy site.
GPS: 31°39.64', 115°49.27', elev. 3,900' Photo by David Kier, 6-06
Remains of the stone foundation are barely
visible on a hill above
the PaiPai Indian village of Santa Catarina.
Located 5
miles east of Ejido Independencia, between Ensenada and San Felipe.
Photos by
Kevin Clough in January, 1996.
Graveyard below the mission site of Santa
Catalina, Santa Catarina.
Photo of Margaret Abinil, a Pai Pai potter
standing on a low mound-the remnants of one side of the mission at Santa Catalina.
Thanks to Ed Vernon and his book Las Misiones Antiguas.
Descanso (1814-1834)
Possibly intended as a new location for San
Miguel,
Descanso was the northern most mission in Baja.
This Marquis McDonald
photo is from 1950.
The location is not far from Puerto Nuevo.
Descanso Mission Found, 2002!
Once believed covered over by a modern church,
INAH has found the original site.
GPS: N32° 12.32' W116°54.33'.
Photo by Jack
Swords c 7-02
Fort ruins overlooking Mision Descanso identified by Meigs 80 years ago.
Photo in 2004 by Jack Swords at 32º 11.99/ 116º 54.50.
Guadalupe del Norte (1834-1840)
The last mission established in California is located between Tecate and Ensenada.
When the missions of San Miguel and Descanso were closed, Guadalupe was established.
GPS: N32°05.51' W116°34.51'. Photo taken 8-01 by David K.
| Jack Swords, Kevin Clough, Robert Jackson, and David Kier hope to preserve Baja California's unique mission history through awareness and appreciation. Unless one knows what is out there to save, one cannot appreciate or preserve the sites from the elements or careless acts by man. No mission remains exist for La Paz or San Jose del Cabo where modern structures now cover the sites. Please visit http://www.vivabaja.com for additional Baja photos and links. Thank you, David K. |
Dr. Jackson's 2004 South American mission photos