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[*] posted on 4-8-2024 at 08:35 AM


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on one hand Crosby states that Camino Real is always a straight line and the he proposes a U-shape trail between Loreto and Comondu?


Where possible, the Jesuits built in straight lines... but in California (Baja) that was rarely possible! Too many mountains, and canyons to cross!

The trail through Naocojoa from the Loreto visita de San Juan Londó seems more correct...?

The first sections of El Camino Real were Loreto to Mission San Francisco Javier (Rancho Viejo today) and Loreto north to Visita San Juan Bautista de Londó, both in 1699. Londó was called a 'mission' in letters for the first years, but as it never received an endowment or its own priest, it was never a mission. The Jesuits were really pumping their California progress, seeking more benefactors.

Ligüí and Mulegé were the next two missions, both in 1705.

San Miguel was a visita of San Javier before becoming a visita of Comondú in 1736. That was the year that Mission San José de Comondú moved south to its visita, named San Ignacio... just 4 kms from San Miguel. Thus, for logical reasons, Visita San Miguel (de San Javier) became San Miguel de Comondú.

Map to assist in visualizing the relationships between Loreto, Londó, San Javier, Comondú Viejo (1708-1736), San Miguel and San José de Comondú (1736+):




[Edited on 4-8-2024 by David K]




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[*] posted on 4-8-2024 at 06:34 PM


worked for several hours on those east passes yesterday
then the power went out
and Google Earth does not have autosave

the width of the trails indicate their importance or low usage
with few humans in the area these trails have seen little use since the 1700's

I'll give it another try tomorrow

trail.jpg - 286kB




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[*] posted on 4-9-2024 at 07:02 AM


How terrible! Sorry for the loss of your work, Harald!



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