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MUSEO REGIONAL DE HISTORIA
Antiguo Edif. de la Penitenciaria
Dom. Conocido
Hours: 9:00am to 1:00pm (Monday - Friday)
HISTORIC FEDERAL PRISON
The old state penitentiary, completed
in 1907, is unique because it was a jail without bars. Prisoners
were allowed to work during the day, but they had to be back at
night. Escape attempts were rare, and when someone did, the other
prisoners pursued the escapees to bring them back to jail. The
Mulegé population lives together in harmony without disdain
to other social classes. That's why they are considered some of
the best hosts in Baja California Sur.
MISION SANTA ROSALIA de MULEGE
Mision Santa Rosalia de Mulegé
is just upstream from the bridge that carries Highway 1 across
the river. Founded in 1706, the mission was completed in 1766,
serving an Indian population of 2000 people. The mission has been
restored with the help of the Mexican government and functions
as a Catholic church. Nearby, rocky steps lead up a hill that
affords a bird's-eye view over the oasis. If you walk to the vista
point on top of a point of rock located a 100 feet from behind
the mission, you can look over a sea of palm trees, a reservoir,
and the agricultural area upstream from Mulege.
To reach the mission from town, follow
Calle Zaragosa (the longest north-south street in Mulege) south,
cross the river on a small bridge under the elevated highway bridge,
turn sharply back to the right and follow a dirt road, first through
palm groves then up a barren grade to the mission (the towers
of the church can be seen while crossing the elevated Hwy.1 bridge
and from the highway as you enter the town from the north).
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