<P> Mission Carmel is 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 . It 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>
when was san carlos borromeo de carmelo built
1770