Mission San Borja Hot Springs
Mission San Borja Hot Springs are located on the grounds of the historical Misión San Francisco Borja near the town of Rosarito in Baja California, Mexico.[1]
| Mission San Borja Hot Springs | |
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| Misión San Francisco Borga Aguas Caliente | |
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| Coordinates | 28°44′27.8″N 113°45′13″W |
| Elevation | 2,200 feet |
| Type | geothermal |
| Temperature | 96°F |
History
In 1752, the Jesuit missionary, Georg Retz arrived at the springs and ordered the building of a visita or subordinate mission for Misión Santa Gertrudis, at a San Borja Adác site.[2] In 1758, Retz sent a group to confirm the hot water springs and cold springs at San Borja Adác.[3]
The hot mineral springs are located on the site of the Spanish Misión San Francisco Borja founded in 1762 by the Jesuit priest and explorer Wenceslaus Linck who worked with the local indigenous Northern Cochimí people who had been Christianized by Retz.[2][3]
The rock-lined soaking pool at the source was built in the early 1880s by the missionaries.[1]
Location
The springs are located approximately 20 miles East of the town of Rosarito. The rock pools are located next to the mission cornfields. The missions fields were watered with the run-off from the spring mixed with cold water from a nearby creek.[1]
Water profile
The hot mineral water emerges from the ground at 96 °F.[1]
References
- Gersh-Young, Marjorie (2011). Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the Southwest. Santa Cruz, CA: Aqua Thermal. ISBN 978-1-890880-09-5.
- Vernon, Edward W. (2002). Las Misiones Antiguas: The Spanish Missions of Baja California, 1683–1855. Santa Barbara, California: Viejo Press.
- Wehncke, Elisabet V.; López-Medellín, Xavier (Spring 2015). "Historical Water Pulses in the Central Desert Region: Following the Paths of the Missionaries' First Explorations of Northern Baja California". Journal of the Southwest. 57 (1): 145–162. Retrieved 9 April 2021.