Philip Crosthwaite
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Philip Crosthwaite was an early settler of San Diego, California, and Rosarito, Baja California.
Philip in 1847
Mission San Diego de Alcalá
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Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá was the second Franciscan-founded mission in the Californias, a province of New Spain. Located in present-day San Diego, California, it was founded on July 16, 176
Philip Crosthwaite
…the peace in 1854. He lived for several years in Mission Valley, above Old Town, and later owned Rancho San Miguel in Baja California. He was lessee of Mission San Diego de Alcalá in 1848, and later joined the gold rush. He also kept a store in Old Town, and later in new San Diego, in partnership with Thomas Whaley. His old ledger…
The church façade of Mission San Diego de Alcalá
Plaque of Mission San Diego de Alcala
Mission San Diego de Alcalá as it stood circa 1900. Note the missing Campanario, and the exposed church, which fell into disrepair.