A Brief History of Mission Santa Inés
Now bordering the town of Solvang with its distinctive Danish architecture and shops, this Mission survived an earthquake in 1812 and an Indian revolt in 1824.
There are almost 300 State Parks in California. Three of them are connected to the historic missions. In Santa Barbara County, there is La Purisima Mission. Santa Cruz County has a mission complex that includes a single adobe building that was once...
In his new book, author Sandy Brown names California as the journey's star. With turn-by-turn directions for an epic 800-mile long-distance trail, the author captures a slice of California's unique landscapes, people, history, and cultural heritage..
Now bordering the town of Solvang with its distinctive Danish architecture and shops, this Mission survived an earthquake in 1812 and an Indian revolt in 1824.
Over the years, we have looked for maps related to the California Missions Trail (CMT) in books, archive libraries, and online. We have …
Established as number 16 out of 21, Mission San Miguel has a unique feature: its interior murals, initially painted in the 1800s by …
The Spanish missions of California represent the state’s oldest and richest architectural legacy. Established in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century by Franciscan …
All that remains of the original mission is the church and its garden. A small museum sits at the mission with displays of Chumash …
In his latest project, travel guide and author Sanford “Sandy” Brown is making preparations to write a guidebook for the California Missions Trail, the 815-mile walking/biking itinerary…
Postcards from the first half of the 20th century give us a glimpse of the past. The route shown on the postcard below …
Mission La Purísima was originally established at a site known to the Chumash people as Algsacpi and to the Spanish as the plain of Río Santa Rosa, one mile south of Lompoc.
Now bordering the town of Solvang with its distinctive Danish architecture and shops, this Mission survived an earthquake in 1812 and an Indian revolt in 1824.
Over the years, we have looked for maps related to the California Missions Trail (CMT) in books, archive libraries, and online. We have found intriguing
Established as number 16 out of 21, Mission San Miguel has a unique feature: its interior murals, initially painted in the 1800s by Catholic Salinan
The Spanish missions of California represent the state’s oldest and richest architectural legacy. Established in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century by Franciscan missionaries, the
All that remains of the original mission is the church and its garden. A small museum sits at the mission with displays of Chumash Indian artifacts
In his latest project, travel guide and author Sanford “Sandy” Brown is making preparations to write a guidebook for the California Missions Trail, the 815-mile walking/biking itinerary…
Postcards from the first half of the 20th century give us a glimpse of the past. The route shown on the postcard below has the
Mission La Purísima was originally established at a site known to the Chumash people as Algsacpi and to the Spanish as the plain of Río Santa Rosa, one mile south of Lompoc.
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