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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.
Two Franciscan missions, Mission Puerto de Purísima Concepción and Mission San Pedro y San Pablo de Bicuñer, were constructed within the present-day borders of California but were administered as part of the Spanish missions of Pimería Alta. As such, they are not considered a part of the 21 missions of Alta California.
6,000 hp (4.5 MW) Speed. 16.5 knots (31 km/h) Complement. 52 mariners. SS Mission Santa Barbara was a Type T2-SE-A2 tanker built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. After the war she was acquired by the United States Navy as USS Mission Santa Barbara (AO-131). Later the tanker transferred to the Military Sea ...
Mission Historical Park is a 10-acre park (4.0 ha) located to the east of the Santa Barbara Mission in Santa Barbara, California.The park hosts a large open grassy area, the A.C. Postel Memorial Rose Garden, a fountain, hiking trails, a variety of sycamore and native oak trees, a historic olive grove dedicated to World War I veterans, remains of tannery vats, a pottery, gristmill, and a ...
South County and northern Santa Barbara County were rocked by intense, tornado-like conditions Wednesday afternoon, toppling trees and causing property damage, while the rest of the county faced ...
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.
Guadalajara, Jalisco. Died. November 2, 1875. (1875-11-02) (aged 71) Santa Barbara, California. Buried. Mission Santa Barbara. Padre José González Rubio, O.F.M. (June 6, 1804 – November 2, 1875) was a Californio Roman Catholic friar, known best for his long tenure as Chief Administrator of Mission Santa Barbara, in Southern California.
The estate was the first property developed in the Hope Ranch community, a California coastal suburb of Santa Barbara which now comprises more than 700 homes on 1,863 park-like acres with over 20 ...