Mission San Rafael Arcángel
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Mission San Rafael was part of the mixed and fascinating history. Founded in 1817 by Padre Vincent Sarria as an 'asistencia' or adjunct to Mission Dolores, San Rafael was originally designated a sanitarium for native converts suffering from San Francisco's generally damper climate. Here, under sunnier skies and the medical care of Padre Luis Gil, many of the 'neophytes' were restored to good health. With the addition of local converts, the asistencia soon grew from a few hundred to over 1000 inhabitants. Under the impressive tutelage of Padre Juan Amoros, native women were taught a range of domestic skills while the men were trained as farmers, blacksmiths, carpenters, cowboys, and boat-builders. So successful were they in making this asistencia a thriving, self-sufficient community, that in 1822, San Rafael was raised to full mission status. (Text and image from mission's official site.)
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Mission San Rafael Arcángel was founded on December 14, 1817 as a medical asistencia ("sub-mission") of the Mission San Francisco de Asís as a hospital to treat sick Indians, making it Alta California's first sanitarium. The weather was much better in the North Bay, and helped the ill to get better. It was never intended to be a stand-alone mission, but nevertheless grew and was granted full mission status on October 19, 1822. Likewise, Mission San Francisco Solano was intended to be an adjunct of Mission San Rafael but developed into a full-blown mission in its own right.Read the rest of the article on Wikipedia.
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- Official Homepage of Mission San Rafael Arcángel
- Includes some history and contact information for self-guided tours or docent led group tours of Mission San Rafael Arcangel.
- California Missions: Mission San Rafael Arcangel
- Very brief one page history of Mission San Rafael Arcangel.
- The California Missions Site: Mission San Rafael Arcangel
- More in-depth history of Mission San Rafael Arcangel. Includes a few photographs and information on how to cite the page for reports.
- California Missions On-Line Project: Mission San Rafael Arcangel
- Has a brief paragraph on a variety of subjects related to Mission San Rafael Arcangel. Also has a short understanding assessment quiz.
- Virtual Tour of Mission San Rafael Arcangel
- Mr. Missions' photographs from nearly all angles of Mission San Rafael Arcangel.
- Mission Visual Journey
- Stunning photographs of Mission San Rafael Arcangel presented in a beautiful slideshow by the California Missions Resource Center.
- California Travel: Mission San Rafael Arcangel
- Starting from the Mission San Rafael Arcangel facts page, you will find links to a professionally written mission history and description of the grounds.
- Mission San Rafael Arcangel eBook
- A downloadable ebook specifically about Mission San Rafael Arcangel hosted by the Peninsula Library System. Requires Adobe Reader.
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