The Spanish Missions on the California Peninsula: #7, Nuestra Señora del Pilar de la Paz (1720-1748 at Airapí, 1748-1840 at Todos Santos)
By David Kier http://www.vivabaja.com Co-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ The seventh California mission was founded by two Jesuit padres: Jaime Bravo and Juan de Ugarte. The site was near the shore of La Paz Bay and locally known as Airapí. The journey to La Paz began at Loreto…