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Mission Carmel ( a.k.a. The Carmel Mission) was the second mission built by Franciscan missionaries in Upper California. It was first established as Mission San Carlos Borromeo in Monterey, California near the native village of Tamo on June 3, 1770, by Father Junípero Serra.
Mission San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo, also called Mission Carmel, is the second of the mission chain and the personal favorite of Father Junipero Serra. Founded on June 3, 1770, it was named after Saint Charles Borromeo, a 16 th-century archbishop of Milan.
San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo is often called the most beautiful of the California Missions. The main chapel is the burial site of Saint Junipero Serra, founder of the California Mission system. There is an elaborate memorial cenotaph (monument), sculpted from travertine marble in 1924, depicting Father Serra and three other mission pioneers.
The Carmel Mission (San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo Mission) was the second of Spain’s missions and is today a National Historic Landmark. As at many of the historic Spanish missions that still exist throughout California, visitors can tour the restored Carmel Mission.
Brief History of the Carmel Mission: Arriving by ship in Monterey on June 3, 1770, Padre Junípero Serra founded the Mission of San Carlos Borromeo in 1771. Padre Serra decided to leave Monterey and establish the mission in Carmel, mainly due to its natural resources.
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