The five Franciscan missions of Sierra Gorda were built during the last phase of the conversion to Christianity of the interior of Mexico in the mid-18th century and became an important reference for ...

Franciscan churches in the Sierra Gorda are tricky to reach, but the effort is repaid with an evocative taste of the 18th century. Serra's missions in the mountains - Los Angeles Times ...

Mexican culture and tradition surface from its pebbled streets and Baroque buildings, while an exuberant vegetation protects Franciscan Missions from the passage of time in the Sierra Gorda ...

Every California schoolchild studies Father Junipero Serra's missions at some point, perhaps making a model or taking a field trip to one of the 21 in the Golden State. But few people of any age ...

World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites ...

Franciscan churches in the Sierra Gorda are tricky to reach, but the effort is repaid with an evocative taste of the 18th century. Serra's missions in the mountains - Los Angeles Times ...