Misión San Miguel Arcángel de la Frontera
18th century Spanish mission in Baja California, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mission San Miguel (Spanish: Misión San Miguel Arcángel de la Frontera) was a Spanish mission established on 28 March 1787 by the Dominican missionary Luis Sales among the Kumeyaay people of northwestern Baja California, Mexico. The ruins of the mission are located in present-day Ejido La Misión, Baja California in the municipio of Ensenada. The mission ruins are behind the local school, on the north side of Highway 1.
- Another mission bearing the name San Miguel Arcángel is the Mission San Miguel Arcángel in San Miguel, California.
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Location | La Misión, Baja California, Mexico |
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Coordinates | 32°05′39″N 116°51′16″W |
Patron | Archangel Michael |
Founding date | 28 March 1787 (1787-03-28) |
Founding priest(s) | Luis Sales |
Native tribe(s) Spanish name(s) | Kumeyaay |
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