Santa Ysabel in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Santa Ysabel Asistencia Site

Photographed by Adam Margolis, August 9, 2015

1. Santa Ysabel Asistencia Site Marker

Inscription. Father Fernando Martin celebrated the first mass on Sept. 20, 1818 at a site nearby, an outpost of Mission San Diego. By 1822 Santa Ysabel had a chapel, cemetery, granary, many houses, and 450 neophytes. After secularization in the 1830s, priestly visits were rare. Tradition asserts that services have been held here since 1818, under ramadas erected against one wall after the roof caved in. The present chapel was built in 1924.

Erected 1987 by State Department of Parks and Recreation, Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, Santa Ysabel Tribal Council, and Squibob Chapter E Clampus Vitus. (Marker Number 369.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks, and the E Clampus Vitus series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1818.

Location. 33° 7.848′ N, 116° 40.679′ W. Marker is in Santa Ysabel, California, in San Diego County. It can be reached from California Route 79 1½ miles north of Route 78, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23013 California 79, Santa Ysabel CA 92070, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Peninsular Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Angel of the Lost Bells (a few steps from this marker); Floor of the Old Mission (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Inaja Forest Fire (approx. 2.3 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 5.6 miles away); Bailey House (approx. 5.6 miles away); Jacoby Building (approx. 5.7 miles away); Honoring Black Pioneers of Julian (approx. 5.7 miles away); Julian Pioneer Museum (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Ysabel.