This site was picked by the Jesuits after the first
location (at Calamajue) failed due to bad water. Santa Maria would be the final Jesuit mission established in the New World!
This site was picked by the Jesuits after the first
location (at Calamajue) failed due to bad water.
Santa Maria would be the
final Jesuit mission established in the New World!
In February of the following year (1768), the Jesuits were
expelled from (Baja) California when Spain's King Carlos III believed they were
not sharing the rumored 'riches of the land'. The replacement Franciscan padres
returned in May, 1768 and constructed the adobe that we see remains of, 239
years later.
Santa Maria is one of my favorite places to visit in Baja
California...
The doorway base is eroding under the walls from any
rainfall that exits here. We hope INAH will repair this and install drainage
before the wall falls.
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