Summer 2019 OLLI Catalog

FIELD TRIPS
Thursday, August 1
10:00am – 12:00pm
Participants will meet at the
San Gabriel Mission at 9:45am
4275 Junipero Serra Drive
San Gabriel, 91776
(626) 457-3035
www.parks.ca.gov
Fee: $5 (Payable at the Door)
Must register by July 15.
Parking is Free
NLLL 370 Section 02
Course No. 31587
San Gabriel Mission Docent-led Tour
NEW!
Founded in 1771 by Junipero Serra, this fortress-like structure with
five-foot thick walls and narrow windows is a design not found
in any other mission. Located nine miles east of downtown Los
Angeles, at one time it covered several hundred thousand acres;
one fourth of the wealth of California missions in stock and grain
was credited to San Gabriel. The original vaulted roof was of a
Moorish design patterned after the cathedral at Cordova, Spain,
with slender capped buttresses and a six-belled campanario. One
bell, which weighs a ton, can be heard eight miles away. The
hammered copper baptismal font was a gift of King Carlos III
of Spain and the six priceless altar statues were brought around
the Horn from Spain in 1791. The winery, kitchen gardens and
graveyard are still intact and the museum exhibits old books, Indian
paintings and parchments.
The 21 missions that comprise California’s Historic Mission Trail are
all located on or near Highway 101, which roughly traces El Camino
Real (The Royal Road) named in honor of the Spanish monarchy
which financed the expeditions into California in the quest for
empire. From San Diego to Los Angeles, the historic highway is now
known as Interstate 5. From Santa Clara to San Francisco, the road
is called State Highway 82. North of San Francisco, Highway 101
again picks up the trail to the mission at San Rafael. From there,
State Highway 37 leads to the last mission at Sonoma.
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