Some of them were fertile land and water from the river of Rio Hondo
where in California is your mission located
Mission San Gabriel Arcangel is located in the city San Gabriel.
The Mission San Rafael Arcangel was founded in 1817. The mission is named for Arcangel Rafael, who is the angel of bodily healing. The mission is located in California and began as a hospital serving the sick.
Mission San Rafeal Arcangel is between San Francisco Solano and San Jose de Guadalupe
The original site on the river was abandoned because of flooding risk. The new one was on higher ground. Both were sited where there were already native American settlements.
The mission is located in San Gabriel. The mission was built and then people moved in around it. Today it is part of the state of California historical property system and open to visitors as well as services.
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The address of the Ramona Museum Of California History Inc is: 339 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776
The missions were located to be way-stations for settlers, one day's journey apart.
It did neither. The mission system did harm the Native Americans who were required to work in them. In some missions there are mass graves of Native Americans. A great deal of their culture and language was lost due to the mission system. The missions became a stopping point for people and provided food for the areas where they were located.
The San Gabriel Valley is located in Southern California just northeast of the city of Los Angeles. The name was derived from the San Gabriel River that flows southward through the valley.
The address of the San Gabriel Historical Museum is: 546 W Broadway, San Gabriel, CA 91776-1109