1. Where is the mission located?
The mission is located 60 miles SE of Monterey in a valley of the Santa Lucia Mountains.
2. What group of Indians was living in the area?
The Salinan Indians was the tribe that was living in the area.
3. When was the mission established? What order in the mission chain is it?
It was established in July 14, 1771.
It is third of the twenty-one missions built.
4. Who was responsible for starting this mission?
Father Junipero Serra was responsible for this mission.
5. Has the mission moved from its original location?
In 1773 the mission moved less than three miles to present site on San Miguel Creek.
6. What does the mission look like? Use descriptive words. Address each of the
following:
- Chapel-It was a small room. Almost like an add on to the church.
- Bell wall or bell tower-Pentagon shape wall with bells on the top three vertices with a cross in the middle.
- Quadrangle-The quadrangle is a square with a circle shaped planter.
- Priests’ quarters-A long rectangle perpendicular to the church.
- Indians’ quarters-There was none.
- Archways-There are archways all around the perimeter of the church.
- Fields, grounds, gardens-There is a garden in the quadrangle and orchards on the other side of the mission.
- Outbuildings-The outhouses were the laundry room, the cemetery, and the soldiers quarters.
7. What materials were used to construct the mission?
The materials that were used to construct the mission were adobe bricks.
8. What was the main industry of the mission during the Spanish occupation
There was no main industry in the mission during the Spanish occupation.
9. What, if any, is the main industry of the mission today?
There is no main industry of the mission today.
10. What was the relationship between the Priests and the Indians?
The relationship between the priests and the indians was very nice. They traded and shared their things.
11. Is it possible to visit the mission today?
Yes it is possible to visit the mission today.
12. Find an image of the floor plan of your mission and include it here: 
This is the mission floor plan today.
This is the mission floor plan in 1820.