Cemetery

You enter the cemetery from the rear. Walk around and examine everything as it is an interesting place to see much history.

Picture taken 1:30pm 31 Aug 2003

From the far end of the cemetery you can see the Mission Church as well as the top of the parish Church.

Picture taken 1:35pm 31 Aug 2003

As with many Mission cemeteries there is a sundial in this one. Unfortunately it has been broken. But, the irony in the (highlighted in yellow by me) Latin phrase carved in it struck me as funny. Time, here, has indeed flown.

Picture taken 1:40pm 31 Aug 2003

Picture taken 1:40pm 31 Aug 2003

So look for this particular gravesite toward the front of the cemetery along side of the Church. Here is buried Luís Antonio Argüello, one of the Mexican Governors of Alta California. He served from 1822 to 1825.

Picture taken 1:40pm 31 Aug 2003

Finally, on the opposite side of the cemetery from the governor's gravesite is a small display of Native American building. It is designed to represent those that might have been used by the Ohline Nation in the Village of Chutchui, the builders of the Mission.

Picture taken 1:40pm 31 Aug 2003

While this is generally the end of the tour, explore a bit around the walls and exterior...