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San Fernando Rey de España was founded on September 8, 1797. This mission is organized around a large quadrangle, with a simple adobe church located in one corner. A Convento (the padre’s quarters and a guest house) branches off the quadrangle.
Mission San Fernando Rey de España is a Spanish mission in the Mission Hills community of Los Angeles, California. The mission was founded on 8 September 1797 at the site of Achooykomenga, and was the seventeenth of the twenty-one Spanish missions established in Alta California.
Mission San Fernando Rey de España, founded by Father La Suen on September 8, 1797, closed the gap between San Buenaventura on the coast and San Gabriel in the interior.
As far as California Missions go, Mission San Fernando Rey de España is a great one to visit. It was the 17th mission founded of the 21 Spanish Caliornia Missions, and it has a lot more to see than many of its counterparts.
Although the gold find was small (it petered out after 4 years), it was the first reported gold find in Alta California. In later years, treasure seekers smashed holes in mission walls, looking for gold they thought the padres had hidden there. Key Events 1797 – Mission founded. 1834 – Mission secularized.
Jun 6, 2019 · Mission San Fernando was the seventeenth Spanish mission built in California. It was founded on September 8, 1797, by Father Fermin Lasuen. The name San Fernando de Espana was to honor Saint Ferdinand III, King of Spain.
History of San Fernando Rey de España On September 8, 1797, the fourth Mission founded by Father Lasuén in less than three months was named San Fernando Rey de España.
Nov 21, 2023 · The San Fernando Rey Mission was named in honor of King Ferdinand III of Spain and played a critical role in the Spanish colonization of California. The mission's strategic location in the San Fernando Valley facilitated trade and communication between the other missions and the surrounding settlements.
Mission San Fernando Rey de España was founded by Father Lasuén in September 8, 1797. A house belonging to Francisco Reyes, on Encino Rancho, furnished temporary shelter for the missionary in charge.
One of the original chain of Spanish missions, Mission San Fernando dates from 1797, and the rambling grounds include the original 1822 convento, with its 4ft-thick adobe walls and Roman arches showing construction of the time (and enclosing the only known remaining mission wine cellar).
