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Mission San Miguel de Arcángel

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Mission San Miguel Arcangel was founded on July 25, 1797 by Father Fermin Lasuen, Presidente of the California Missions Chain. Named for Saint Michael the Arcangel, it was the 16th mission founded in the 21 mission chain in Alta California. (Text and image from mission's official site.)

Mission San Miguel Arcángel

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Father Presidente Fermin Francisco de Lasuen founded the mission on July 25, 1797, making it the sixteenth California mission. Its location between Mission San Luis Obispo and Mission San Antonio de Padua provided a stop on the trip that had previously taken two days.

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Official Homepage of Mission San Miguel de Arcángel
Includes many links about its history and also has a timeline, virtual tour, and layout of Mission San Miguel Arcángel.
California Missions: Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Very brief one page history of Mission San Miguel Arcángel.
The California Missions Site: Mission San Miguel Arcángel
More in-depth history of Mission San Miguel Arcángel. Includes a few photographs and information on how to cite the page for reports.
California Mission Internet Trail: Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Gives a description of the "then-and-now" of Mission San Miguel Arcángel. Also has photographs from the 4th grade class field trip.
California Missions On-Line Project: Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Has a brief paragraph on a variety of subjects related to Mission San Miguel Arcángel. Also has a short understanding assessment quiz.
Virtual Tour of Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Mr. Missions' photographs from nearly all angles of Mission San Miguel Arcángel.
Mission San Miguel Arcángel Visual Journey
Stunning photographs of Mission San Miguel Arcángel presented in a beautiful slideshow by the California Missions Resource Center.
California Travel: Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Starting from the Mission San Miguel Arcángel facts page, you will find links to a professionally written mission history and description of the grounds.
Mission San Miguel Arcángel eBook
A downloadable ebook specifically about Mission San Miguel Arcángel hosted by the Peninsula Library System. Requires Adobe Reader.

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Robert English has taken some amazing photographs of the mission. Click over to see the complete photoset or look below to glance at the thumbnails, posted here with permission. Take a good look at both the inside and outside of the mission.

front of mission San Miguel Arcangel


bells at San Miguel Arcangel

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