Historical Marker · No. 243
Asistencia San Antonio de Pala
Pala, San Diego County · California
Erected by Department of Public Works, Division of Highways
Four words at the end of a paragraph about a bell tower: Indians are still at Pala. The plaque does not say why so many of them are. On May 12, 1903 the Kuupangaxwichem were marched forty miles here from Kupa under armed escort, after the Supreme Court found they had no right to the village they had always lived in. Father Peyri built the chapel in 1816 as an outpost of San Luis Rey, and it has served the community around it ever since.
What the plaque says
La Asistencia de San Antonio de Pala Notable for its bell-tower or campanile. The chapel was built by Father Peyri, 1816. Almost destroyed by earthquake and storm, but later restored. Indians are still at Pala. Historical Landmark No. 243 Department of Public Works — Division of Highways
Where it stands
33.36393, -117.07585 · Directions
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