Nuestra Señora de la Soledad

By: Bethany Folks Mission number #13

Mission thirteen was founded by Franciscan Lasuén. It is located near the present- day town of Soledad, California, is linked between Carmel and San Antonio de Padua, and is a days walk to missions 15, 12, 14, and 11.Mission Soledad was founded October 9, 1791.

History of the Mission

Indians and padres lived at this mission. Also several herds of cattle, thousands of sheep, and five hundred horses. The Indians worked in the field and tended with the animals. Padres preached to the Indians and brought them to Christianity.

Daily Life

Special features

Mission 13 has two nicknames. Soledad mission, and mission Soledad.

At Soledad there were many rooms. There was a church for praying, a kitchen (of course!) for eating, fields for the animals and crops, and the bell tower.

Did you know? In 1824, the Salinas River rose and destroyed the church. Four years later, floods destroyed the chapel replacing the church.

All the Indians and padres died of sickness. Near 1835, the mission fell into disrepair and

was soon left in ruins. The mission was made out of abode brick

and is now rebuilt and located in the heart of “the wine country.”

Historic Highlights

Because it was destroyed near 1835, mission Soledad was rebuilt and is open for mission tours today.

Mission Today