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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 ...
Chumash revolt of 1824. 19th century painting ( by Alexander Harmer) depicting Mexican soldiers under fire by Chumash forces as they advance towards La Purísima Mission. Date. February 21, 1824 – June 1824. Location. Mission Santa Inés, Mission Santa Barbara, La Purisima Mission. The Chumash revolt of 1824 was an uprising of the Chumash ...
The Mission has earned a reputation as the "Loveliest of the Franciscan Ruins." [1] The Spanish missions in California ( Spanish: Misiones españolas en California) formed a series of 21 religious outposts or missions established between 1769 and 1833 in what is now the U.S. state of California.
Location in California. La Purísima Mission (the United States) Show map of California Show map of the United States Show all. Location. 2295 Purisima Road, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California 93436. Coordinates. 34°40′13.692″N 120°25′14.2206″W. / 34.67047000°N 120.420616833°W / 34.67047000; -120.420616833. Name as ...
The 1812 Ventura earthquake (also known as the Santa Barbara earthquake) occurred on the morning of December 21 at 11:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST).The 7.1–7.5 magnitude earthquake, with a Modified Mercalli intensity scale rating of X (Extreme), along with its resulting tsunami, caused considerable damage to present-day Santa Barbara and Ventura County, California, which was at the time a ...
Esteban Tápis. Father Esteve Tapis, O.F.M. (25 August 1754 – 3 November 1825) was a Spanish missionary to the Americas . Tapis was born in Santa Coloma de Farners in the Catalan Province of Girona, and entered the novitiate of the Order of Friars Minor at Girona on 22 January 1778. [1] He was sent to New Spain in 1786, where he attended the ...
Mission in the United States. In 1833 Reverends Edmundo Demellier, S.S.C.C. and Petithomme, S.S.C.C. began to minister to the Passamaquoddy people in Maine. The Congregation's first province in the United States was established 1846. In 1850 they established the Santa Inés Mission (Chumash), in Solvang, California. Notable members
Santa Ynez is located at 34°36′43″N 120°5′18″W. [4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13 km 2 ), 99.86% of it land, and 0.14% of it covered by water. Santa Ynez is located about 40 miles (64 km) north of Santa Barbara, California, and is known for its world-class wineries.