Near Agra in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Las Flores Asistencia

Photographed by Kevin W., March 7, 2015

1. Las Flores Asistencia Marker

Inscription. From 1823 to the 1840's, the tile-roofed adobe chapel and hostel at Las Flores, built by Father Antonio Peyrí, served as the asistencia to Mission San Luís Rey and provided comfort to travelers on El Camino Real. The adobe structure and adjacent corral were the site of the April 1838 battle between Juan Bautista Alvarado and Carlos Antonio Carrillo contesting the provincial governorship of Alta California.

California Registered Historical Landmark No. 616

Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the U.S. Marine Corps and Squibob Chapter, E Clampus Vitus, September 17, 1983

Erected 1983 by State Department of Parks and Recreation, the U.S. Marine Corps and Squibob Chapter, E Clampus Vitus. (Marker Number 616.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks, the E Clampus Vitus, and the El Camino Real, “The King's Highway” (California) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1838.

Location. 33° 17.994′ N, 117° 27.636′ W.

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Marker is near Agra, California, in San Diego County. It can be reached from Stuart Mesa Road near Las Pulgas Canyon Road. Marker is located on Camp Pendelton Marine Corps Base, on hill about 1,000 feet West of the Los Flores Adobe historical site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Camp Pendleton CA 92055, 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. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Las Flores Adobe (approx. ¼ mile away); Las Flores View Point (approx. 1.6 miles away); Missions in Baja California (approx. 2.2 miles away); El Camino Real Guidepost Bells (approx. 2.6 miles away); El Camino Real Bell (approx. 6 miles away); Retreat Hell! (approx. 6.6 miles away); Boys of '45 (approx.

Photographed by Kevin W., March 7, 2015

2. Las Flores Asistencia Marker

6.6 miles away); AH-1W "Super Cobra" (approx. 6.7 miles away).

Photographed by Kevin W., March 7, 2015

3. Las Flores Asistencia Marker

The remains of Las Flores Asistencia image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., March 7, 2015

4. The remains of Las Flores Asistencia

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 957 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 9, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.