Alejandro Amaya took his confirmación in Plaza México, on November 24, 2002. Alejandro Amaya Alejandro Hank Amaya (born August 2, 1977, Tijuana, Baja California, México) is a Mexican matador. Amaya grew up in Tijuana, Baja California, México, and was educated in the United States. In 2006, ESPN did a special story about Amaya, entitled "Haunted By The Horns". Amaya took his alternativa in Jaén, Spain, on October 18, 2001, at the Feria of San Lucas. His Padrino was Enrique Ponce. His Testigo was "El Juli", with bulls from the ranch of Jandilla. During his alternativa, Amaya received an 8 cm goring, although
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo (named "Río del Carmelo" by Vizcaíno in 1603) was better suited for farming. In May 1771, Spain's viceroy approved Serra's petition to relocate the mission. The mission was established in the new location on August 1, 1771; the first mass was celebrated on August 24, and Serra officially took up residence in the newly constructed buildings on December 24. The name of the relocated mission was extended to "Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Río Carmelo". It was within a short distance of the Rumsen Ohlone villages of Tucutnut and Achasta. The latter village may have been founded after Mission San