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Carmel-by-the-sea In 1769 Gaspar de Portola left Mexico at the head of
a land and sea expedition charged with establishing presidios and missions at San Diego
and Monterey. Traveling with him was Father Junipero Serra, a Franciscan friar whose task
was the creation of a chain of missions along the coast of Alta California. In 1771 Serra
located Mission San Carlos de Borromeo de Carmelo at the mouth of what is now Carmel
Valley, a spot he described as "a locality indeed most delightful and suitable
because of the extreme and excellent quality of the land and the water supply necessary
for abundant harvests." Serra ultimately founded nine missions, but this remained his
headquarters and favorite. He is buried here.
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