Step inside and look closely at these walls and ceilings. Historians say this is the only California mission with its original interior paint — boldly colorful designs that were probably applied ...

SAN MIGUEL, Calif. (CN) — In a small dirt graveyard next to the old mission, two shovels and a bow rake lean against the sacristy wall. There are a few weathered tombstones sprinkled throughout the ...

California’s missions are some of the oldest landmarks that hold stories from the state’s early days. These sites give you a ...

Extensive buildings constructed by Father Juan Cabot at Mission San Miguel Arcangel as drawn by Henry Miller in 1856. Courtesy The versatile missionary’s life’s work took him from a Mediterranean ...

This white paper presents the results of an aerial survey of the historic San Miguel Mission site in California, conducted using the IF800 Tomcat drone equipped with a Sony ILX-LR1 camera and a 35 mm ...

The chain-link fence that surrounded the venerable Mission San Miguel at the head of the Salinas Valley has come down, the crumbling walls have been repaired and the old mission - once considered ...

The annual San Miguel Mission Fiesta featured live music, games for kids, raffles, a silent auction and plenty of Mexican-American food Sunday. The San Miguel Arcangel mission was founded in 1797 — ...

Reporting from San Miguel — The earthly prospects for Mission San Miguel looked bleak. After an earthquake days before Christmas in 2003, the tottering 1818 church was declared unsafe to enter. The ...

The missions—built between 1769 and 1823 and extending in a chain of 600 miles from Sonoma to San Diego—stand as symbols of California's Spanish colonial past. Pictured is San Miguel's bell tower.