Mission San Antonio
de Padua
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They say that this mission is the most faithfully restored of all of the missions.
The bronze statue is father Serra. He is known as the Father of the California
Missions. This same statue sits in front of many of the missions.
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This mission and the land it is on was once owned by William Randolph
Hearst and was part of his hunting preserve. In 1949 the Hearst
Foundation funded the restoration of the mission and they traded the land
with the mission to the State.
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Today you have to go through a military installation that is used as a
proving ground for testing all purpose vehicles. There are still may remains
of the old original adobe buildings on the grounds.
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This way out of the way mission is well worth visiting. It is very pretty
both inside and out and be sure to wander the grounds.
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This site is an old Indian cemetery.
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