Mission San Gabriel Arcangel
WHO: Mission San Gabriel was founded by Fray Angel Francisco de Sonera and Fray Pedro Benito Cambon.
WHAT: The mission was named after the Archangel Gabriel, and is nicknamed the ‘Godmother of the Pueblo of Los Angeles’.
WHERE: The mission is located at 428 South Mission Drive in San Gabriel, California. The city of San Gabriel was named after the mission.
WHEN: The mission was founded on September 8, 1771, the Feast Day of the Birth of Mary. It was the fourth of California’s twenty-one missions.
WHY: It was founded for the continued religious conversion of the indigenous peoples. It also provided a focus for Spanish settlement in the area.
HOW: The mission was built by the labor of the Tongva native tribe of the area; under the design and the direction of the priests. The mission is known for the Moorish influence of its appearance, different from all other CA missions.
Below are six sites for more information:
- missionscalifornia.com/san-gabriel-arcangel-mission/key-facts
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Gabriel
- sangabrielmissionchurch.org/
- californiamissionsfoundation.org/mission-san-gabriel/
- missiontour.org/mission-san-gabriel-arcangel
- www.sangabrielcity.com/History-of-San-Gabriel
