Fr. Junipero serra, Mariano Rubio Martinez, and Diego Garcia
the lady of solitude the loneliness
I did get to visit all of them and currently I found the smallest to be Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad. It was was out of the way and really low key. Not like a tourist destination.
I did get to visit all of them and currently I found the smallest to be Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad. It was was out of the way and really low key. Not like a tourist destination.
Nuestra Senora de Atocha was a Spanish ship that was sunk in 1622, off the Florida Keys. Treasure from the ship was found in 1985 after a long search, however only a proportion was discovered and it is believed that more is still on the seabed.
Yes! In fact, Mel Fisher, the guy that found the wrecks of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha and the Santa Margaritastill offers would-be investors the chance to join in his next adventures. The entire treasure has not yet been found.
A Spanish explorer named the Merced River, or lady of our river of mercy. A Spanish military expedition led by Gabriel Moraga found the river on September 29 1806. They named it Rio de Nuestra Senora de la Merced (River of Our Lady of Mercy).
The Friars came with a rule book and soldiers enforced the rules; most punishments were flogging or withheld meals, except for run-aways--that was punishable by death. Unmarried women and girls were kept in locked quarters during the day, and would not be let out even for a walk until they'd finished their work. At night, they were locked in. Women and girls had no chance at escape and were routinely raped; hence, lots of veneral disease and babies. When the governor of California set them free, the friar and soldiers ignored the order.
In April 2011 professional treasure hunters from the company 'Deep Blue Marine' found a ship off the coast of the Dominican Republic. They found 700 silver coins, old statuettes and a mirror stone. On the 18th May 2007 the company 'Odyssey Marine Exploration' found a ship wreck that contained around 500,000 gold- and silvercoins. After some researches it was found out that it is the wreck of the 'Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes'.
september 8, 1771
The mission was found January 12, 1777 and found by Father Juniperro Serra.
July 14,1771
Blizzards mission statement can be found at the link below.