Pablo Tac would eventually write one of the most important descriptions of Indian life at the California missions. When he returned to Spain, Peyri was accompanied by two native youths from San Luis Rey, Agapito Amamix and Pablo Tac, to be trained as priests. According to many reports, the people of the region had a great affection for him. Father Peyri would visit Pala once a week to offer the Mass and other sacraments for the Christian Indians living there. Asistencias had no resident priest, but would receive visits from a missionary. Antonio Peyri consecrated a chapel in the Pala Valley in order to serve the indigenous people there, and the Pala asistencia was born. The entrance to the San Antonio de Pala museum combines native and Franciscan elements. Franciscan authorities eventually decided it was better to establish San Luis Rey closer to the coast, and Pala remained without a mission for several years. In 1795 Father Juan Mariner of Mission San Diego proposed the site as the location of Mission San Luis Rey. The Pala Valley, with its fertile soil, abundant game and good supply of water - Pala derives from the native word for water –had been the home to native peoples for thousands of years. History of Mission San Antonio de Pala: The Founding There is a small charge to visit the museum, which is well worth it. The mission and museum are open Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm. From I-5 take Hwy 76 east until you come to Pala Mission Road. San Antonio de Pala is an easy one hour drive north and east of San Diego. For many decades the two groups have been united and have largely merged into one community with a love for their heritage and history. At the early part of the 20th century they were joined by Cupeño people, who were expelled from their ancestral home (Cupa) about 40 miles southeast of Pala. The Pala Band of Mission Indians is a federally recognized tribe made up of people whose ancestors were affiliated with Mission San Luis Rey ( Luiseños).

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