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La Purísima Mission is now part of the La Purísima Mission State Historic Park within the California State Parks System. Located outside Lompoc, California , the 1,934-acre (783 ha) park was established in 1935. [ 21 ]
Mission Puerto de Purísima Concepción was founded near what is now Yuma, Arizona, United States, on the California side of the Colorado River, in October 1780, by the Franciscan missionary Francisco Garcés. The settlement was not part of the California mission chain but was administered as a part of the Spanish missions in Arizona.
After an earthquake destroyed the mission in 1812, it was moved to its present location 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of the present city. After independence from the Spanish Empire, the First Mexican Empire was established in 1821. The Mexicans secularized the Spanish missions in 1833, and La Purisima Mission fell into ruins.
"California in 1846" map shows geographic distribution of Spanish and Mexican land grants Mexican land ... Ex-Mission la Purisima: 1845 Pio Pico: Jonathan Temple ...
As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Ex-Mission la Purísima was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1852, [5] [6] and the grant was patented to José Ramón Malo in 1882. [7] In 1870 Jesse Hill and D.W and A.P Jones, purchased an interest in Rancho Santa Rita and Rancho Ex-Mission la Purísima.
Mission Santa Barbara, also on the coast, and facing out to the Channel Islands, was established in 1786. Mission La Purisima Concepción was founded along the inland route from Santa Barbara north to San Luis Obispo in 1789. The final Franciscan mission to be constructed in native Chumash territory was Santa Ynez, founded in 1804 on the Santa ...
Forms part of: Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.; Mission La Purisima Concepción is one of 21 Spanish missions in California built as religious and military outposts by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order between 1769 and 1823.
Subject (file heading): Missions -- Mission La Purisima Concepcion; Mission La Purisima Concepcion Format: glass plate negatives Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Geographic subject (county): Santa Barbara Subject (lcsh): Missions, Spanish Subject: La Purisima Concepcion Mission