GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-69
San Antonio de Pala Mission
Pala Mission Road
P.O. Box 70
Pala, CA 92059
Phone: 760-742-3317
History: San Antonio de Pala Mission, Pala, Pala Reservation, has been a predominantly Native American (Cuhuilla, Kumiai, Cupeño), parish in the Diocese of San Diego (Archives: San Diego, California).
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ca. 1795-1834 |
Franciscans (Santo Evangelico Province) (Archives: Puebla, Mexico) at San Luis Rey de Francia and San Diego de Alcalá Missions established and attended Cupa station (Cupeño) |
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1816-1834 |
Franciscans established and administered San Antonio de Pala Mission (Cuhuilla, Kumiai, Cupeño), Pala |
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1834-1853 |
Two Californias diocesan priests (Archives: Hermosillo, Mexico) administered San Antonio |
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1853-1860 |
Monterrey diocesan priests administered San Antonio |
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1860-1869, 1878-1888 |
Los Angeles diocesan priests at San Juan Capistrano Mission attended San Antonio |
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1869-1877 |
Los Angeles diocesan priests attended San Antonio from San Luis Rey Mission |
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1889-1890 |
Los Angeles diocesan priests at St. Joseph’s, San Diego, attended San Antonio |
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1890-1904 |
Franciscans (Sacred Heart Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) at San Luis Rey Mission attended San Antonio |
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1903 |
Warner’s Ranch evicted the Cupeño Indians from the area of the former Cupa station; they relocated to the Pala Reservation established around San Antonio Mission |
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1904-1922 |
Los Angeles diocesan priests administered San Antonio |
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1922-1940 |
Franciscans (Santa Barbara Province) (Archives: Santa Barbara, California) administered San Antonio Mission |
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1940-1950 |
Franciscans at San Luis Rey Mission attended San Antonio |
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1950-1999 |
Comboni Missionaries (United States Province) (Archives: Cincinnati, Ohio) administered San Antonio |
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1958-1996 (transferred to public schools) |
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People (Archives: Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) and Sisters of the Precious Blood (Dayton, Ohio) reestablished and staffed San Antonio de Pala School (Cahuilla, Kumiai, Cupeño) |
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1999-present |
Barnabites (Archives: Youngstown, New York) have administered San Antonio Mission |
Various priests at San Antonio have attended the following Native American mission and stations in San Diego County:
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1930-present |
Our Lady of Refuge Mission (Cahuilla), La Jolla Reservation |
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1937-present |
St. Bartholomew Mission (Cahuilla, Kumiai, Cupeño), Rincon Reservation |
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1942-present |
Pechanga Reservation station (Kumiai) |
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1945-present |
St. James Mission (Cahuilla, Kumiai, Cupeño, Yuma), Valley Center |
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1950-present |
Barona Reservation station (Kumiai), Lakeside |
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1950-1980 (transferred to Santa Ysabel, Santa Ysabel) |
St. Francis Mission (Cahuilla), Los Coyotes Reservation |
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2000-present |
El Centro Guadalupano Mission (Cahuilla, Kumiai, Cupeño, Yuma), Valley Center |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1828-ongoing
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Sacramental (e.g. baptisms, burials) for Native American parishioners of San Antonio de Pala Mission.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the Marquette University Archives.
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