academicanarchist - 9-7-2004 at 07:42 PM
That same mission in December, 2001
David K - 9-7-2004 at 09:07 PM
In the top photo, 29 years ago, a wide arroyo can be seen beyond the tree (which was growing in the center of the mission floor). That arroyo expanded
and only a few of the foundation mortar blocks remain down in the arroyo, as seen in this picture.
[Edited on 9-8-2004 by David K]
Another shot of the site...
David K - 9-7-2004 at 09:12 PM
The large round stone is actually a chunck of foundation that used to be part of the remains in the top photo posted by AA.
This photo shows the now wider arroyo. Unless the local people moved the remains, this mission may be gone forever!
[Edited on 9-8-2004 by David K]
Clue
academicanarchist - 9-8-2004 at 05:21 AM
These were the oldest mission ruins in Baja California, until they were washed away in 2001.
Mexitron - 9-8-2004 at 12:51 PM
An oldest mission would seem to be in the south of the peninsula but it looks strangely mid-peninsular.......a longshot guess--Calamue?
A very long guess.
academicanarchist - 9-8-2004 at 03:08 PM
Not Calamajue, which dated to the year 1766 at the end of the Jesuit tenure in the Peninsula. The photo shows the ruins of San Juan Bautista Malibat
y Ligui, occuped between 1705 and 1721.
[Edited on 9-8-2004 by academicanarchist]
Calamajue Jan. 2002
David K - 9-8-2004 at 05:29 PM
Calamajue was the first site for Mision Santa Maria. It lasted here only 7 months as the abundant water was way too saline to grow crops. Just melted
adobe walls mark the buildings there, not too far from Coco's Corner, on a terrace above the river across from where the auto road decends to the
river.
Another Calamajue building ruin
David K - 9-8-2004 at 05:37 PM
This photo is pointing towards the river and beyond to the opposite bank where you can see the road from Coco's coming down. Just right of the road
(behind the small cardon) is a large gold ore mill ruin on that side once operated by Dick Daggett, 100 years ago. Good story in Arthur North's 'Camp
and Camino in Lower California that was based here.
[Edited on 9-9-2004 by David K]
Mexitron - 9-8-2004 at 07:32 PM
Thanks for the posts DK and AA--I'll get the missions figured out one of these days!
Mexitron
academicanarchist - 9-8-2004 at 07:50 PM
If you want to do a little home work, here are two sites that will help you.
http://www.h-net.org/~latam/powerpoints/TheMissionsofBajaCal...
http://www.davidksbaja.com/bajamissions/
Mexitron - 9-9-2004 at 06:55 PM
Thanks AA--nice sites!!