
The Mission Trail
1946-04-13 · 9 min · ★ 6.5
This Traveltalk series short follows the route laid out by the famous chain of 21 Spanish missions, begun in 1769 and extending northward for over 500 miles, from San Diego to Sonoma, California. We stop briefly at San Luis Rey and San Juan Capistrano (to watch the swallows) as well as San Juan Bautista and other missions.
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- James A. FitzPatrick
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- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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- United States of America
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