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California Missions Page 192 San Francisco Sectior
San Gabriel, founded in 1771
was the fourth of the Californi;
Missions to be established ant
one of the most prosperous. Th<
stone church seen today is tin
third Mission church of Sat
Gabriel. Across the road, in 1
theater erected for the purpose
is produced at certain seasons
the “Mission Play,” a drams,
similar to the “Passion Play’
at Oberammergau. Hugo Reid
whose romance gave Mrs. Hel-
en Hunt Jackson the idea for
her well-known story “Ramo-
na,” lived in San Gabriel near
the old Mission, and so the au-
thor makes this the birthplace
San Gabriel of her heroine.

San Juan Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, the “Melrose moon, a singularly romantic beauty.
Abbey of the West,” and the seventh Against a background of purple moun-
Mission in order of founding, is con- tains, they stand on a hilltop at the
sidered to have been the most splendid border of the sleepy little town of Capis-
of all the Missions. Its ruins are both trano. The old church has been restored.
picturesque and imposing, and possess, Mass is still celebrated in “Serra’s
particularly when lighted by the full Chapel,” as this church is called.
Los Angeles Mission
was founded in 1781. and
is situated in the center
of Old Los Angeles at
the Plaza. The original
city was centered around
this spot, which is now
the scene of Mexican
gatherings. From an his-
torical standpoint this
Mission is very interest-
ing, but from an archi-
tectural standpoint it is
insignificant. It is now
used regularly as a place
of worship and is open
Los Angeles Mission thruout the day.