Misión de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe del Norte
19th century Dominican mission in Baja California, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mission Guadalupe del Norte (Spanish: Misión Guadalupe del Norte), also known as Misión de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe del Norte, is a Spanish mission located in Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California. It was founded by the Dominican missionary Félix Caballero in June 1834 in an area long inhabited by the Kumeyaay people. The mission was the last of the Dominican missions to be founded, and one of only two founded after Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821.
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Location | Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico |
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Coordinates | 32°5′31″N 116°34′27″W |
Name as founded | Misión de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe del Norte |
Patron | Mary, mother of Jesus |
Founding date | June 1834 (1834-06) |
Founding Order | Dominican |
Native tribe(s) Spanish name(s) | Kumeyaay |
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