For more mission details, the 2002 book by Edward Vernon: 'Las Misiones Antiguas, The Spanish Missions of Baja California' is highly recommended: http://www.bajacaliforniamissions.com/

Another interesting read and an excellent guide to finding the mission sites is Dave Werschkul's 2003 book: 'Saints and Demons in a Desert Wilderness' (available from Amazon.com).

Primary books utilized for research include: 'Antigua California' by Harry Crosby, 'Missions and Missionaries of California' by Zephyrin Engelhardt, 'The Dominican Mission Frontier of Lower California' by Peveril Meigs, 'Black Robes in Lower California' by Peter Dunne... and more!

Baja's mission visitas (visiting stations for missions) are in Part 3, link below.

EL CAMINO REAL (satellite images and maps)

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