Mision De Nuestra Senora
by Theodore Clutter
Title
Mision De Nuestra Senora
Artist
Theodore Clutter
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Mision de Nuestra Senora de Loreto, the first Mission Church in the chain up the California Coast, starting at Loreto in Baja California, Mexico. Loreto (or Concho) was the first Spanish settlement on the Baja California Peninsula. It served as the capital of Las Californias from 1697 to 1777, and is the current seat of the municipality of Loreto in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. The city of 10,283 people (2005 census) is located on the coast of the Sea of Cortés, about 350 km (220 miles) north of the state capital, La Paz. The town was founded in 1697 by Jesuit missionaries. The town served as the capital of the province of Las Californias from its founding until the capital was moved to Monterey on February 3, 1777. The town then became the headquarters for the Lieutenant Governor of California Viejo (later the province of Baja California).
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August 29th, 2018
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