Fathers Junípero Serra and Juan Crespí moved Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo from Monterey to its present site by the Carmel River in 1771, they directed Indian laborers to dig ditches from the Carmel River to water their crops.
Fathers Junípero Serra and Juan Crespí relocated Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo from Monterey to its current location by the Carmel River in 1771, they instructed Indian laborers to dig ditches from the Carmel River to water their crops.