Mission Santa Barbara
WHO: Mission Santa Barbara was founded by Father Fermín Lasuén, the first mission he founded after taking over from Father Serra.
WHAT: The mission was named after Senora Barbara, patron saint of Greece, and is called the “Queen of the Missions”.
WHERE: The mission is located at 2201 Laguna Street in Santa Barbara, California. The city of Santa Barbara was named after the mission.
WHEN: The mission was founded on December 4, 1786. It was the tenth 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 Chumash native tribe of the area; under the design and the direction of the priests.
Below are six sites for more information:
- en.wikipedia.org/Mission_Santa_Barbara
- factcards.califa.org/santabarbara
- www.missionscalifornia.com/mission-facts/santa-bárbara
- missionsb.weebly.com/mission-today
- californiamissionsfoundation.org/mission-santa-barbara/
- www.santabarbaramission.org
