First MassOctober 15, 1769
| Location | Corralitos Creek (near Watsonville) |
|---|---|
| State/Territory | California |
| County | Santa Cruz |
| Modern Diocese | Diocese of Monterey |
| Historical Diocese | Diocese of Guadalajara(?) |
| Date | October 15, 1769 |
| Priest | Fray Juan Crespí, Fray Francisco Gómez, OFM |
| Religious Order | Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) |
| Rite | Roman (Latin) Rite |
| Expedition | Portola Expedition — see the full route, The Portolá Expedition (1769–1770) → |
| Confidence | confirmed |
| Submitted by | @_catholicwest |
Photos
Documentation
- Crespi Journal (Bolton, ed., "Fray Juan Crespí: Missionary Explorer on the Pacific Coast, 1769-1774")
Notes
Sunday, October 15, 1769: "We two said Mass, commending to God the sick persons, who were feeling rather better... After half a league's travel we came to an arroyo with a good volume of water..." Bolton's footnote identifies this as Corralitos Creek. Same source/caveats as the rest of this batch — from my personal copy of Bolton's 1927 edition of Crespi's diaries.
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