Antique Cabinet Card Image Spanish Mission Carmel California Signed

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Very nice antique photo on cabinet card of the Carmel Mission. Signed by "HUNT." Back reads" The Old Spanish Mission at Carmel Cal. "Measures 7.25" x 6.25". Inside image is: 5.75" x 3.5"Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Río Carmelo , or Misión de San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo , first built in 1797, is one of the most authentically restored Catholic mission churches in California. Located at the mouth of Carmel Valley, California , it is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark .From 1797 until 1833, Carmel Mission was the headquarters of all Alta California missions. It was headed by Saint Junípero Serra from 1770 until his death in 1784. It was also the seat of the second missions presidente , Father Fermín Francisco de Lasuén , who was in charge of completing nine more mission churches.In 1833 the mission buildings and lands were secularized by the Mexican government . By the mid-19th century, the Carmel Mission structures had fallen into disrepair. The chapel was saved from total destruction when the roof was rebuilt in 1884. In 1886, ownership of the mission was transferred from a group of Franciscans to the Diocese of Monterey . Ever since, Carmel Mission has been a parish within that diocese.Beginning in 1931, Harry Downie began restoring the mission and worked continuously on the project for the next 50 years. It is the only Spanish mission in California that has its original bell and bell tower.HistoryMission Carmel ( a.k.a. The Carmel Mission ) was the second mission built by Franciscan missionaries in Upper California. It was first established as Mission San Carlos Borromeo in Monterey, California near the native village of Tamo on June 3, 1770, by Father Junípero Serra. It was named for Carlo Borromeo , Archbishop of Milan , Italy , and was the site of the first Christian confirmation in Alta California .Relocation to Carmel ValleyPedro Fages , who served as military governor of Alta California from 1770 to 1774, kept his headquarters in the polity 's capitol, at the Presidio of Monterey . Fages worked his men very harshly and was seen as a tyrant. Serra intervened on behalf of Fages' soldiers, and the two men did not get along. Fages regarded the Spanish installations in California as military institutions first, and religious outposts second. The soldiers raped the Indian women and kept them as concubines. Serra wanted to put some distance between the mission's neophytes and Fages' soldiers.Serra found that the land at the mouth of Carmel Valley , where the Carmel River (named Río del Carmelo by Vizcaíno in 1603 runs into Carmel Bay , was better suited for farming. In May 1771, Spain's viceroy approved Serra's petition to relocate the mission. The mission was established in the new location on August 1, 1771; the first mass was celebrated on August 24, and Serra officially took up residence in the newly constructed buildings on December 24.The name of the relocated mission was extended to Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Río Carmelo . It was within a short distance of the Rumsen Ohlone villages of Tucutnut and Achasta. The latter village may have been founded after Mission San Carlos was relocated to Carmel Valley. The mission was about 10 mi (16 km) from the nearest Esselen territory, Excelen. The original building in Monterey continued to operate as the Royal Presidio's chapel and later became the current Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo .*See pics for details and condition - ask all questions before item ends as our antiques and collectibles are sold AS-IS* Shipping can be combined on like sized items only with prior approval. Payment expected within 48 hours or auction win will be cancelled.See pictures for details on condition and design. We bring to the market specially curated cowboy, Indian, signs, and military items from the Old West and frontier sourced from estates, barns, garages, and anywhere that treasures hide. We do our best to describe and photograph all items, but we leave it to the experts (you... read more

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