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David K
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I met the Governor of Baja California
Wednesday evening, the governor of Baja California, José Guadalupe Osuna Millán, and several dignitaries from the state and municipal district of
Tecate, including the mayor of Tecate, officially opened the new Community Museum of history of Northern Baja California from the Kumiai (Spanish
spelling) people, to the mission padres, miners and ranchers.
The museum is on the grounds of CAREM in Tecate, just east of the big baseball and soccer fields (east side of the Ensenada road). See http://carem.org
I estimated there were about 400-500 people and news crews there. After each of the officials spoke, the governor spoke, then raised a special flag,
then cut the ribbon.
Next, the governor and his staff toured each of the buildings and the grounds displaying life as it looked years ago.
Max and I were invited by Zella, who is the head of CAREM's activities and library, to attend the event tonight and we had some pre-pub copies of the
new book we wrote, to give to the Governor and others. We met the governor's coordinator before the governor arrived and gave him the copies to give
to the governor... The crowd was growing, so it was no intimate affair where we would have a private meeting, so it seemed.
As the governor was coming around to the next building, his staff got Max and I to come to the steps and told us to step up, handed us each a copy of
our new book (that we had already given to the staff member earlier), so we could personally give a copy to the governor and one to the Mayor of
Tecate!
I handed my camera to Zella's associate with CAREM and asked her to photograph Max and I meeting the governor and the mayor.
So, they both are led to me, I am introduced, the book is mentioned, I shake his hand and hand him a book... and actually exchange a couple words
about what is in the book. Then the Tecate mayor (didn't catch his name, will look it up later) got his book from Max... It was pretty quick, but
longer and more personal than I had expected.
Anyway, I think we are getting this book off to a good start, and we will be doing the first 'commercial' printing next week so very soon they can be
in your hands!
The governor at the podium speaking, we were seated with others who were there early enough for a seat.
An Indian representative gave him that lei after blessing him and others with smoke and chants.
He was quite animated and spoke about other museums recently opened, including the one Graham attended in the San Pedro Martir Park. He talked about
the condor project and the observatories. (my Spanish listening is just good enough to pick out several words)
The flag he raised:
This is our book's co-author, Max Kurillo:
The following 3 photos were taken for me, while I met the governor:
Here I had just shaken his hand and handed him the book...
Max is introduced to the mayor of Tecate... notice the governor already getting into our book!
I am looking to see if my camera is working, the mayor has his book, and the governor looks excited holding up his! 
Okay gang, I need to get some sleep, but I have lots more photos of the museum exhibits I will add later.
Thanks for your time and letting me share our little excitement with you.
Oh, we went to La Mision for dinner on the west side of town, I had quail. The border wait at Tecate was a surprising 30 minutes starting at 8:52
tonight.
Oh, if anyone has not yet seen it (in the other threads):
http://oldmissions.com
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briantroy
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Simply awesome. Where do I buy this book?
These endless lands and unique waters are not simply soil and sea. These elements of earth and water are as much a part of me as my blood and organs.
And the people that populate this corner of the world lift my spirit to heights that allow me to see what is truly important; The beauty of life. And
that is the essential gift.
– B. Florez, Mission of Souls.
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Mexitron
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Way to go David--congrats! You and Shari both live in that rarified air now 
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Bajaboy
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Good job DK....did you tell him all he needs to do is lower taxes to get everyone back to work 
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lizard lips
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Nice David. Looking forward to reading it soon.
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Barry A.
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Great stuff, David.
I sent my check last week. Really looking forward to the book.
Barry
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This book looks like it is made to be used. Spiral binding to lay flat. Feliciadades! I'll bet one heck of a lot of work went into it. I too will
purchase a copy when I get a chance.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by briantroy
Simply awesome. Where do I buy this book? |
I have a link in my signature (links at the bottom of my posts), plus there is a thread in the classified ads forum and there is a thread about the
book, that isn't an ad in the Historic Interests forum...
Simply go to http://oldmissions.com where you will see a P.O. Box to mail a check or a Buy Now button to use Pay Pal for credit card or electronic check
purchase.
The book will be available when we do Power Point shows for CAREM in Tecate, for Discover Baja Travel Club (who will have the book in October) and any
other book source that contacts us!
Thank you very much!
[Edited on 9-20-2012 by David K]
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
This book looks like it is made to be used. Spiral binding to lay flat. Feliciadades! I'll bet one heck of a lot of work went into it. I too will
purchase a copy when I get a chance. |
Gracias Dah-veed!!
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TMW
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Rubbing elbows with the upper class. Now I know who to contact if I need help in Baja, just kidding. Congratulations DK.
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way to go ! I bet he was surprised to see a gringo (or 2) who had written about Baja ... I am so glad you got to hand it to him personally. congrats
!
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Believe it on not.....
Little known historical fact...
The early baja explorers and missionaries located and documented all "secret" surfing spots. These locations have been "coded" into the text of the
book. Harrison Ford and Nicholas Cage are attempting to crack the code in their next movie.
Good luck with the book.
How about a book on BAJA vacations and points of interest?
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
way to go ! I bet he was surprised to see a gringo (or 2) who had written about Baja ... I am so glad you got to hand it to him personally. congrats
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Thanks... there were several Americans there because CAREM is run by an American (Zella) and other American members who have a strong interest in
preserving history... Most books about Baja are written by Americans... at least so far... Now, we are hoping to produce a Spanish translation of the
book to help grow the knowledge about the missions south of the border... and maybe it could be used by schools on both sides of the border!
I know I would sure like it if our California school children had more missions they could build models of, then the 21 in Alta California! Sure,
there aren't as many left standing in Baja to know what they looked like 200-315 years ago... but they could have models of: San Borja, Santa
Gertrudis, San Ignacio, Santa Rosalia de Mulege, Loreto and San Luis Gonzaga missions... There is enough remaining of some of the adobe missions or
photographs preserving them to make models of: Santa Maria, San Fernando, El Rosario's two sites, Santo Domingo and San Vicente... maybe San Miguel,
too, perhaps?
There was a group of ladies from National City, CA (Tecate's sister city) dressed up in Victorian-era clothes for the event.
So maybe 400 locals and 25 gringos?
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by surfer jim
Believe it on not.....
Little known historical fact...
The early baja explorers and missionaries located and documented all "secret" surfing spots. These locations have been "coded" into the text of the
book. Harrison Ford and Nicholas Cage are attempting to crack the code in their next movie.
Good luck with the book.
How about a book on BAJA vacations and points of interest? |
Darn it Jim, now I gotta kill ya! 
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by surfer jim
How about a book on BAJA vacations and points of interest? |
Like maybe the "secret"surf spots???...
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
| Quote: | Originally posted by surfer jim
How about a book on BAJA vacations and points of interest? |
Like maybe the "secret"surf spots???... |
Maybe a great idea... I could write a book with maps and GPS of the road along the coast south of El Rosario... and Woody and all the other surfers
(who pretend this is an unknown sanctuary only open to a select few members of their secret society) would have to buy every copy to keep it out of
the hands of us infidels!!!
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DAVID K
YOU ROCK !! AND I'M A GETTING ONE OF THOSE BOOKS !! AND I HOPE IT HAS CONTACTS FOR THE GUY THAT KNOWS ABOUT ALTA CA. ....NOW THAT YOUR RUBBING
"SHOULDERS" ARE YOU THE NEXT RUNNING MATE FOR THE GOV.......lol
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by captkw
YOU ROCK !! AND I'M A GETTING ONE OF THOSE BOOKS !! AND I HOPE IT HAS CONTACTS FOR THE GUY THAT KNOWS ABOUT ALTA CA. ....NOW THAT YOUR RUBBING
"SHOULDERS" ARE YOU THE NEXT RUNNING MATE FOR THE GOV.......lol |
LOL... Max was responsible for the Alta missions... and when he invited me to help him on the book last March, he had some of the Baja missions
described... so initially, I was going to check his facts and write about the others he hadn't yet. Max has been to nearly all of the Baja missions,
as well. I am not well versed on the Alta missions, so I will need to study this book, too!
In talking with Max, he was initially just doing the "popular" missions and not the 'piles of dirt' ones... He agreed with my concept include every
mission founded and to give each mission equal consideration (ie. two pages for each) and to add the number to the mission name (ie. Loreto is #1 and
San Diego is #19, etc.)... then I made the locator maps using those numbers to show the placement of the missions in the Californias... At a glance
one can see they were NOT built from south to north like a ladder, but randomly around the land, as the Padres found new Indian settlements or
'rancherias' as they were called by the Spanish.
You can email Max at the oldmissions email (we both read that email inbox). Now, we will be sending a copy to Huell Howser if that is the Alta Mission
guy you are thinking of... Max was on one of Huell's rare 1 hour specials... The El Camino Real Bells episode.
We would love it if Huell would complete his California Missions Series, by going to where the missions began and were exclusively for 72 years BEFORE
San Diego was founded. Max said Huell is concerned with logistics and his production staff being allowed south. Huell did do a special on the Whales
at San Ignacio Lagoon... so there is hope!
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Udo
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Way to go David!
The Gov. is a really nice individual!
(and am looking forward to your book!)
Udo
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Ken Cooke
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What an honor. Congratulations!
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