<P> Mission Carmel was the second mission built by Franciscan missionaries in Upper California . It was first established as Mission San Carlos Borromeo in Monterey , California near the native village of Tamo on June 3 , 1770 . It was named for Carlo Borromeo , Archbishop of Milan , Italy , and was the site of the first Christian confirmation in Alta California . When the mission moved , the original building continued to operate as the Royal Presidio chapel and later became the current Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo . </P>
<P> Mission Carmel was the second mission built by Franciscan missionaries in Upper California . It was first established as Mission San Carlos Borromeo in Monterey , California near the native village of Tamo on June 3 , 1770 . It was named for Carlo Borromeo , Archbishop of Milan , Italy , and was the site of the first Christian confirmation in Alta California . When the mission moved , the original building continued to operate as the Royal Presidio chapel and later became the current Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo . </P>
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Franciscan missionaries