20-964: (Redirected from Purísima Concepción ) [REDACTED] Look up La Purisima Concepcion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. La Purísima Concepción may refer to one of several Spanish missions , including the following: Places [ edit ] Mission La Purísima Concepción in Lompoc, California Rancho La Purísima Concepción in Los Altos Hills, California Mission Puerto de Purísima Concepción near Yuma, Arizona Misión de la Purísima Concepción de Aquico in Hawikuh Ruins , New Mexico Mission Concepcion in San Antonio, Texas Purísima Concepción, Las Marías, Puerto Rico ,
40-612: A barrio Misión La Purísima Concepción de Cadegomó in Baja California Sur Other uses [ edit ] Spanish ship Purísima Concepción (1779) , A Spanish ship of the line See also [ edit ] Concepción (disambiguation) Immaculate Conception (disambiguation) , the English term La Purísima (disambiguation) Purísima Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
60-478: A barrio Misión La Purísima Concepción de Cadegomó in Baja California Sur Other uses [ edit ] Spanish ship Purísima Concepción (1779) , A Spanish ship of the line See also [ edit ] Concepción (disambiguation) Immaculate Conception (disambiguation) , the English term La Purísima (disambiguation) Purísima Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
80-696: Is part of the larger La Purísima Mission State Historic Park , part of the California State Parks system, and along with Mission San Francisco de Solano is one of only two of the Spanish missions in California that is no longer governed by the Catholic Church . It is currently the only example in California of a complete Spanish Catholic mission complex, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970. Mission La Purísima
100-625: The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) pledged to restore the mission if enough land could be provided to convert it into a historic landmark. The Catholic Church and the Union Oil Company donated sufficient land for the CCC to proceed with the restoration. The nine buildings as well as many small structures and the original water system were fully restored with the mission's dedication occurring on December 7, 1941,
120-736: The Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary ) is a Spanish mission in Lompoc , California . It was established on December 8, 1787 (the Feast of the Immaculate Conception , hence the mission's name) by the Franciscan order. The original mission complex south of Lompoc was destroyed by an earthquake in 1812, and the mission was rebuilt at its present site a few miles to the northeast. The mission
140-605: The buildings destroyed by the earthquake were used to construct the new buildings four miles northeast of the pueblo at their present location, which was known to the Chumash as Amúu, and to the Spanish as La Cañada de los Berros. The buildings were completed within ten years. After Mexico won the Mexican War of Independence in 1823, Spanish funding ceased to the Santa Barbara Presidio . Many soldiers at
160-652: The 💕 (Redirected from La Purisima Concepcion ) [REDACTED] Look up La Purisima Concepcion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. La Purísima Concepción may refer to one of several Spanish missions , including the following: Places [ edit ] Mission La Purísima Concepción in Lompoc, California Rancho La Purísima Concepción in Los Altos Hills, California Mission Puerto de Purísima Concepción near Yuma, Arizona Misión de la Purísima Concepción de Aquico in Hawikuh Ruins , New Mexico Mission Concepcion in San Antonio, Texas Purísima Concepción, Las Marías, Puerto Rico ,
180-648: The mission during the 1820s. Special living history events are scheduled throughout the year. A visitor center features information, displays and artifacts, and a self-guided tour gives visitors the opportunity to step back in time for a glimpse of a brief, turbulent period in California's history. La Purísima Mission is now part of the La Purísima Mission State Historic Park within the California State Parks System. Located outside Lompoc, California ,
200-490: The mission who were no longer being paid by the new Mexican government took out their frustrations on the local Chumash Indians. After a soldier apparently beat an Indian at nearby Mission Santa Inés , the Chumash revolt of 1824 began at that mission. It spread to La Purísima Mission, where the Chumash people took over the mission for one month until more soldiers arrived from Monterey Presidio . The Chumash lost their hold on
220-537: The mission with many leaving the mission soon thereafter. Many of the Indians who had sought refuge in the neighboring mountains during the revolt returned to the mission. Following independent Mexico's secularization of the Alta California missions from 1834 to 1843, the buildings of La Purísima Mission were abandoned. The Mexican government, which had gained independence from Spain, transferred control of
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#1732776134148240-677: The missions from the Catholic Church to civil authorities. The property passed into private ownership and the mission buildings fell into ruin; the lands were granted to the Rancho Ex-Mission la Purisima . In 1933 the Union Oil Company deeded several parcels to the State of California. By 1934, only nine of the buildings remained intact. In the 20th century, under direction of the National Park Service ,
260-485: The original mission are at 508 South F Street, near East Locust Avenue in Lompoc, California . The California State Historical Landmark reads: Father Mariano Payeras received permission to relocate the mission community 4 miles (6.4 km) to the northeast in La Cañada de los Berros, next to El Camino Real . La Purísima Mission was officially established in its new location on April 23, 1813. Materials salvaged from
280-508: The same day the United States entered World War II. Today, La Purísima Mission is the only example in California of a complete mission complex. As of 2011 it was considered to be the most completely restored Spanish mission in California . Ten of the original buildings are fully restored and furnished, including the church, shops, quarters, and blacksmith shop. The mission gardens and livestock represent what would have been found at
300-500: The title La Purísima Concepción . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Purísima_Concepción&oldid=1218160790 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages La Purisima Concepcion From Misplaced Pages,
320-661: The title La Purísima Concepción . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Purísima_Concepción&oldid=1218160790 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mission La Pur%C3%ADsima Concepci%C3%B3n Mission La Purísima Concepción , or La Purísima Mission (originally La Misión de la Purísima Concepción de la Santísima Virgen María , or The Mission of
340-518: The two priests, the evangelized Chumash and for a chapel, six soldiers, married Indians and unmarried females. At its peak about 1,520 Chumash Indian lived at the mission. The original mission was south of the Santa Ynez River and included vast crop and grazing lands . An earthquake on December 21, 1812 , severely damaged the mission buildings. The site became a California State Historical Landmark No. 928 on June 29, 1979. Ruins of
360-529: 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. (During the mission period, the Chumash spoke the Purisimeño language .) The Viceroyalty of New Spain made an exception to the rule that no California mission was to be established within seven miles of any pueblo in Las Californias , as Lompoc
380-516: Was so small. The site was the location of the mission from its founding on December 8, 1787, by Fermín Lasuén till it was destroyed by the 1812 Ventura earthquake on December 12, 1812. The original mission was associated with the Presidio of Santa Barbara . Fermín Lasuén (1736-1803) was a Spanish Franciscan missionary to Alta California and the president of the Franciscan missions. He
400-639: Was the founder of nine of the twenty-one Spanish missions in California including original Mission La Purísima, the 11th mission. By 1803, the Mission Indian population had increased, by Indian Reductions , to 1,436 Chumash people. At the mission there were also 3,230 cattle, 5,400 sheep, 306 horses, and 39 mules. In the same year, there was a harvest of 690 fanegas of wheat, corn and beans (a fanega equaling about 220 pounds). The mission grew from its founding to be 330 feet square quadrangle made of adobe bricks. The original mission had many rooms for
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