This book provides an in-depth look at the history of the Santa Barbara Mission, one of the oldest and most iconic of California's missions. Founded in 1786, the mission has been a major part of the Santa Barbara community for centuries, and this book traces its
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Mission Santa Barbara 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.