Asistencia San Antonio de Pala!

Asistencia San Antonio de Pala
Landmark #243 San Diego County Visited: June 23, 2013 Plaque?  YES! 🙂
What is it? This asistencia is still serving the community!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: Notable for its bell tower, or campanile, the chapel was built by Father PeyrĂ­ in 1816. Almost destroyed by earthquake and storm, it was later restored. (This mission was founded as a sub-mission of San Luis Rey de Francia.)

OTHER TIDBITS: This asistencia is one of three built in the San Diego area to support Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (the other two being Flores and Ysabel)! The goal was to tend to, a.k.a. control more of the inland populations. San Antonio de Pala never attained full mission status because it didn’t have a resident priest, but even taking that into account, it’s still the only mission building to have been in continuous service since its founding! That’s because it was so far away from main transportation routes that developers didn’t see the point of pillaging it!

How can I Help the Helpers? HERE’S HOW:

  • Volunteer with Mission San Antonio de Pala!
  • Donate to the San Diego History Center!
  • Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!
Where is this place? LISTED DIRECTIONS:
Site:

  • Pala Mission Rd
    Pala, CA 92059

Plaque:

  • State Hwy 76 (P.M. 23.6)

ANNOTATIONS:
Pretty vague! Let’s try that again!

Site:

  • 3015 Pala Mission Rd
    Pala, CA 92059

Plaque:

  • State Hwy 76 and Brittian Road
    Pala, CA 92059

From Los Angeles: ~96mi (155km) — 1.6hrs
From Sacramento: ~478mi (770km) — 8hrs
From San Diego: ~53mi (86km) — 0.9hrs
From San Francisco: ~475mi (765km) — 8hrs

When should I go? Masses are held weekdays at 8:00 AM, Saturdays at 5:00 PM, and Sundays at 8:00 AM and 11:30 AM!

Asistencia San Antonio de Pala

Asistencia San Antonio de Pala

Asistencia San Antonio de Pala

Asistencia San Antonio de Pala

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