056: Secrets of Mission San Luis Rey Part 2 with Art Historian Helena Hazleton
In Part 2 of my interview with Helena Hazleton, Museum Director at Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, we discuss its later history and some features that make it stand out among missions.
Main topics of Part 2:
The mission's unique architecture, including its distinctive dome and lavandería
Rare Spanish colonial artworks, some with surprising origins
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, son of Sacagawea, and his role at the mission
How Mexican and Irish Franciscans worked to restore the mission
Connections to Aztec and Maya art and the mission's adaptation to frontier life
The historic mission cemetery…
The skinny
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