Mission Loreto in Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico tells of faith, endurance, and new beginnings. Established by the Catholic Church’s Jesuit missionary Juan Maria de Salvatierra, Loreto was the first successful mission and Spanish town in Baja California. The stones of the church hold the legacy of those who built hope and community in a faraway land, marking the start of a chapter filled with devotion and perseverance.