Buried less then 3 miles from San Diego, lie California's oldest original lost European ruins.
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- The original lost chapel of Mission San Diego de Alcala..
On an unassuming hillside just three miles from downtown San Diego, the oldest European ruins in modern day California lie intentionally buried under the San Diego Presidio.
Before the age of ten, we had Sunday picnics in Presidio Park on top of the ruins before they excavated the site. It was bumpy little hills and we'd run down as fast as we could. We explored the whole park. Good memories!
San Diego is nice. I wish I grew up here......
Thank you for your curiosity and research. We’re planning to see it tomorrow.
I bet you will have it to yourself. It's a great place.
4:30 - Exactly, and I'm glad you said that. Although I never knew about the real chapel being somewhere else ( thank you! ) I have visited this site before and wondered how they kilned bricks and tiles that weren't common here until the mid 1800's. They couldn't have. Their construction methods would have been as rudimentary as (a) whatever tools they had on the boat, (b) whatever resources were available on land, and (c) technical knowledge available to them at the time. When you showed the site of the original ruins it made sense. Look at the 1945 discovery of the pyramid of Xian. Everyone thought it was a mountain until you looked at it from the air and saw it was a structure overgrown by the jungle. Same thing applies here. Those symmetrical rows of land don't happen naturally, they were something very old.
Originally very rudimentary construction as they had arrived by land with the military escort. It was only the site of the mission for about 4 years. It was then moved to behind Home Depot in Mission Valley.
Very interesting! Thank you for this!
That wall is not original. In the early 1900's the coach at San Diego High School would have his football team knock over the original chapel walls to toughen them up. This "Chapel" is actually the original location of the Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá. The modern presidio building is not an attempt to recreate the original chapel. It was just built in the old style.
Then why does it look like a church? LOL......Thank you , Yes, it's the original church, chapel etc........You seem pretty informed pertaining to San Diego Spanish history. You should make a video.
Grew up in San Diego.. don't miss it... too many people - too much traffic. Would you like to hear my bizarre evening at the Presidio in 1977-78?
Will doing so get the channel canceled after its 7th video, ? LOL
Thanks for this history lesson.
This was an interesting video. I'm not sure about that wall being original, but it could be. Wow, that graveyard register lists a lot of people. GPR scan would answer some questions about the original layout of the buildings and walls.
Very nice video! I appreciate you time and research. Thank You
Thank you
Nice, I will check it out. Thanks for sharing
excellent
I remember when they were excavating that area in the 80’s.
II was living in LA in the 80's, I would have liked to have witnessed the excavations.
I just came upon your video. I am from Orange County and love to visit San Diego. I will have to visit the location that you are talking about...I didn't know this existed. You said you move to California, may I ask where are you from? Are you going to host more video's??
Thank you for posting!
Hello, Thank you for asking. Yes, There is a lot of technical stuff to navigate when putting even this simple stuff together. I'm learning. I like sharing my thoughts and I'm fortunate to live in San Diego. (15 years)
This is the California I was looking for when I moved to Los Angeles almost 40 years ago.
Cool video. There’s no “a” in “Junipero” by the way. “Who-ni-pair-o”
I am really surprised at how many people know how to pronounce his name.
Twelve years of Catholic school will sear it into your brain. lol
Junipero, not Juanipero. Pronounced 'hoonipero'
Hot? 😂 I live a mile from Old Town in Ocean Beach, San Diego, and this summer was quite cool actually
Well You have the Marine layer, It starts to burn off pretty quick once you get a little bit inland.
Great vid brother but I've got to set you strait on how to Pronounce Padre Serra's name. It is Who nee perro Serra. This is the correct Spanish pronunciation. 🙂
Thank you.
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@@stevenseguro Remember for you next video... mispronounce something to generate comments.
Let me be the 300th one to correct your pronouncing of Junípero. It’s hoo-knee-pedo. With that said AWESOME VIDEO
There were some bones found at this presidio site way back when (that means I can’t remember the date) and it was a bit controversial. You see, it was discovered that the bones were Native Americans. So plans were being made to repatriate the bones to the tribe out by Campo until someone said WAIT! Why would Natives be buried at the presidio?, they would be buried at the mission up the canyon. After researching the situation, it was concluded that the Native Americans were “soldados de real presidio” iow “spanish soldiers stationed at the presidio who also happened to be brothers.
I've read that there was a lot of clashing and violence there in the first few months of occupation.
You pronounce Junipero Serra all wrong bud.
I've been told. Where did everyone learn how to pronounce Junípero Serra?
@@stevenseguro I thought you said it cool... I know how gringos say it so it sounded like you said it like San Joanquin.. wah keen.. Junipero= Hoonipero .. Wahnipero sounds authentic, but I don't really know. I grew up on Willows Road in Alpine. By the "Rez" when it was poor.. Now the Casinos brought prosperity to the Indiginous Human Beings. imho as I understand at this time in my journey.
@@konaken1035 You know,.... I never checked into it. I've mispronounced it 100 times in front of teachers, Park Rangers, museum staff. etc..... they were all to stuffy to correct me. Seriously, that is why I like youtube