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Mission Santa Barbara (Spanish: Misión de Santa Bárbara) is a Spanish mission in Santa Barbara, California, United States.Often referred to as the 'Queen of the Missions', it was founded by Padre Fermín Lasuén for the Franciscan order on December 4, 1786, the feast day of Saint Barbara, as the tenth mission of what would later become 21 missions in Alta California.
Presidio of Santa Barbara. El Presidio Real de Santa Bárbara, also known as the Royal Presidio of Santa Barbara, is a former military installation in Santa Barbara, California, United States. The presidio was built by Spain in 1782, with the mission of defending the Second Military District in California. In modern times, the Presidio serves ...
An architectural line drawing of the general outlay of the mission is pictured, showing major roads and the location of twenty-one features of the mission. Picture file card lists the map as coming from the book "The Early Days of Santa Barbara" by Walter A. Hawley, published in 1920.;
Next established, in 1782, was Mission San Buenaventura on the Pacific Coast near the mouth of the Santa Clara River. Mission Santa Barbara, also on the coast, and facing out to the Channel Islands, was established in 1786. Mission La Purisima Concepción was founded along the inland route from Santa Barbara north to San Luis Obispo in 1789 ...
Old Mission Santa Barbara. Though it was founded in 1786, the Old Mission Santa Barbara is still a working mission with Franciscan friars in residence and an active parish and church. (The ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 August 2024. 18th to 19th-century Catholic religious outposts in California For the establishments in modern-day Mexico, see Spanish missions in Baja California. The locations of the 21 Franciscan missions in Alta California. Part of a series on Spanish missions in the Americas of the Catholic Church ...
List of Spanish missions in California. The horse and mule trail known as El Camino Real as of 1821 and the locations of the 21 Franciscan missions in Alta California. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Franciscan priests established 21 missions between 1769 and 1833 in Alta California, accompanied by military outposts.
Location of Santa Barbara County in California. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Barbara County, California.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.