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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.
Combining the Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles of architecture, it the largest movie theater and principal performing arts venue in the city. In addition to regular screenings and artists, it is home to many events associated with the annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
The rebellion began in three of the California Missions in Alta California: Mission Santa Inés, Mission Santa Barbara, and Mission La Purisima, and spread to the surrounding villages. [1] All three missions are located in present-day Santa Barbara County, California. The Chumash revolt was the largest organized resistance movement to occur ...
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.
Santa Barbara 34°26′18″N 119°42′50″W / 34.43833°N 119.71389°W / 34.43833; -119.71389 ( Mission Santa Serves as a parish church and friary .
Santa Barbara Independent 24 November 2011; Santa Barbara Mission Archive Library, Library of Congress, Hispanic Division finding aid. Charles Hillinger, "Santa Barbara Mission: A Treasure-Trove of History" Los Angeles Times, 29 December 1991; Scott M. Haskins, "Paintings of the 21 Old Spanish Missions of California by Edwin Deakin - their ...
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 ...
Mission Santa Inés (sometimes spelled Santa Ynez) was a Spanish mission in present-day Solvang, California, United States, and named after St. Agnes of Rome.Founded on September 17, 1804, by Father Estévan Tapís of the Franciscan order, the mission site was chosen as a midway point between Mission Santa Barbara and Mission La Purísima Concepción, and was designed to relieve overcrowding ...
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