Autobiography of san carlos cathedral
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On the first day of June 1770, the Spanish packet San Antonio put ashore into the vast pine-bordered harbor of Monterey. It took the ship over a month to cover the more than 400 miles from San Diego. Once ashore, the passengers, with Father Junípero Serra at their head, were surrounded by the men of Governor Portolá’s land expedition. The latter group, which left the southern mission after the sailing of the San Antonio, had arrived more than a week before. During their wait, Portolá realized that he had camped on the shores of Monterey Bay on his previous journey without recognizing the harbor.
Founding Mission San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo
After the joyous religious ceremony that accompanied the raising of the Spanish flag, held on June 3, 1770, news of the occupation was immediately dispatched overland to the authorities in Mexico. Within a few weeks, the Spanish party erected a church and the military Presidio before settling into an ordinary business-like routine. The heavy stands of forest surrounding the settlement made adequate housing easy to construct. Rough as it was, it presented an almost luxurious contrast to the mud and brush shelters in San Diego. Father Serra found the climate and surroundings of Monterey so much to his liking that Mission San Carlos Bo
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San Carlos Cathedral (Negros Occidental)
Vicariate of San Carlos (Central) |
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Vicariate of St. Peter the Apostle (Calatrava) |
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Vicariate of St. Joseph (Sagay) |
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Vicariate of Sto. Niño (Cadiz) |
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