Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo

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California mission Roman Catholic mission Spanish mission historic site

Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo is a historic 18th-century Spanish Catholic mission in Carmel, California, known as the headquarters of Father Junípero Serra and one of the most architecturally significant of the California missions.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	California mission → Roman Catholic mission → Spanish mission → historic site →
architecturalStyle	Mission style → Spanish Colonial →
associatedWith	Native American neophytes of the region → Spanish Empire →
burialPlaceOf	Fermín Francisco de Lasuén → Juan Crespí → Junípero Serra →
country	United States →
dateFounded	1770 →
denomination	Roman Catholic Church →
diocese	Diocese of Monterey →
foundedAsMissionNumber	2 →
foundedBy	Junípero Serra →
founder	Junípero Serra →
governingBody	Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey →
hasCemetery	Mission cemetery at Carmel Mission →
hasFunction	museum → parish church → tourist attraction →
hasMuseum	Carmel Mission Museum →
heritageDesignation	California Historical Landmark → National Historic Landmark → National Register of Historic Places listing →
heritageDesignationNumber	California Historical Landmark No. 135 →
locatedIn	Alta California (historical) → California → Carmel-by-the-Sea, California → Monterey County, California →
locatedOn	Monterey Peninsula →
material	stone →
missionChainOrder	second of the 21 California missions →
namedAfter	Saint Charles Borromeo →
notableFeature	Moorish-influenced dome → campanario (bell wall) → stone church with distinctive star-shaped window →
originalFoundingLocation	Monterey, California →
partOf	Catholic Church in California → Spanish missions in California →
religiousOrder	Franciscan Order →
relocatedTo	Carmel River area →
relocationDate	1771 →
significance	major center of Spanish colonization in Alta California → one of the most architecturally significant California missions →
status	active parish →
usedAs	headquarters of Junípero Serra → headquarters of the Alta California mission system →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Monterey County, California ("Carmel Mission Basilica") →	contains
Junípero Serra →	founded
Spanish missions in California →	hasPart
Mission Revival →	inspiredBy
Junípero Serra ("Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Alta California") →	placeOfDeath