Comments on: Two pearls of the California mission system: Carmel Mission and Mission Dolores

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 09:08:58 +0000

I just checked: it’s been done, and relatively recently too!

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 08:25:24 +0000

I’d love to write such a book! I’m not sure hubby would be very happy with my being away long enough to visit all of the missions…

By: Trisha Velarmino

Trisha Velarmino — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 05:54:02 +0000

Thank you for this informative post! And Doreen is right: you should write a book! I’d be happy to brainstorm about pitching to sponsors. I am looking into that as well.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:42:17 +0000

In reply to Natalie. Yes, you should! I remember being amazed when I visited St. Augustine in Florida (Europeans), and also Mesa Verde in Colorado (Native Americans). We don't really think there's anything that old in the US, but there is. The Europeans laugh at the idea, but North America has a long history too. Thanks for commenting!

By: Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:38:01 +0000

Great post! It’s seems like people forget that America has a much richer history than just the ~250 years that the U.S. has offered to the world. Like you mention, there were explorers and before that, the Native Americans. Here in Charleston (SC), there are European settler sites from the late 1600s, as well as Native American artifacts from a few thousand years ago. It’s this layered history that I love about our country! I hope to make it over to CA to see these things soon!

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 08:52:06 +0000

In reply to Chris. Indeed!

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 06:43:03 +0000

Great little post about an oft forgotten fact.

California’s history is certainly much deeper than simply when it was absorbed into the Union 🙂

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 23:47:54 +0000

In reply to Milan Bardun. Yes, though I'm pretty sure the ones who live in CA but don't speak much English are recent immigrants. The descendants of the early Spanish and Mexicans would be fully assimilated by now. I'm glad you liked the post!

By: Milan Bardun

Milan Bardun — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:13:22 +0000

This is really impressive! I had no idea that California has that rich Spanish and Latin background. It explains everything – when I was there, I met many people who didn’t even speak English and in LA I found many Mexican districts. Now I know why.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 22:12:32 +0000

In reply to Tracie Howe. I didn't know either! I only knew about these two but Wikipedia, the fount of all knowledge, showed me the others. Yes, they serve as reminders, whether intentionally or not. Thanks for commenting!