Mission Vieja

Mission Vieja
Mission Vieja
	Whittier Narrows, location of Mission Vieja from 1771 to 1776
Location	Montebello, California
Coordinates	34°01′51″N 118°04′24″W / 34.0308805555556°N 118.073227777778°W
Built	1771
California Historical Landmark
Designated	Jan. 11, 1935
Reference no.	161
	Location of Mission Vieja in the Los Angeles metropolitan area

Mission San Gabriel Arcángel c. 1900, built after Misión Vieja flood of 1776. The trail in the foreground is part of the original El Camino Real.

The Mission Vieja or Misión Vieja or the Old Mission was the first Spanish mission in the San Gabriel Valley. Mission Vieja was built in 1771 by what would become the fathers of the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel. The Mission Vieja site was designated a California Historic Landmark (No.161) on Jan. 11, 1935. The location of Mission Vieja is at what is now the South West corner North San Gabriel Blvd and North Lincoln Ave in Montebello, California. The site has a plaque marker and an El Camino Real Bell. Mission Vieja was the first building in the San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles County.