Mission San Francisco Solano

Mission San Francisco Solano circa 1910.
Location	Sonoma, California
Name as Founded	La Misíon de San Francisco Solano de Sonoma [1]
Translation	The Mission of Saint Francis Solano of Sonoma
Patron	Saint Francis Solanus of Montilla, Spain
Nickname(s)	"Sonoma Mission"
Founding Date	July 4, 1823 [2]
Founding Priest(s)	Father José Altimíra [3]
Founding Order	Twenty-First
Military District	Fourth
Native Tribe(s) Spanish Name(s)	Coast Miwok, Patwin, Pomo, Suisunes, Wappo
Native Place Name(s)	Huchi [4]
Current Owner	State of California
Current Use	Museum
California Historical Landmark	#3
Web Site	http://www.napanet.net/~sshpa/mission.htm

Mission San Francisco Solano was founded on July 4, 1823 and named for a missionary to the Indians of Peru born in Montilla, Spain, known as the "Wonder Worker of the New World." Originally planned as an asistencia ("sub-mission") to Mission San Rafael Arcángel, the northernmost Alta California mission. During the years the Mission was active, General Mariano Vallejo resided in town. He was tasked with monitoring the activities of the Russians at their nearby settlement of Fort Ross (krepost' rus'), and with establishing peaceful relations with the Native Americans of the region.^[5] Vallejo helped to build the town of Sonoma and even paid for the rebuilding of the small Mission chapel. There were always soldiers and settlers in the town of Sonoma during the Mexican period. The Franciscan Fathers grew grapes and produced sacramental wine from the first vineyard in the Sonoma Valley, which was first planted in 1825. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Sonoma City Hall in the town plaza Sonoma is a historically significant town in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA. Sonoma is centered around its historic town plaza, a remnant of the towns Spanish colonial past. ... Francis Solanus ( Francisco Solano) (10 March 1549 – 14 July 1610) was a Spanish missionary in South America, belonging to of the Order of Friars Minor. ... Montilla a town of southern Spain, in the province of Cordova, 32 miles south of the city of Cordova, by the Cordova-Bobadilla railway. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Spanish missions in California (more simply referred to as the California Missions) comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order between 1769 and 1823 to spread the Catholic faith among the local Native Americans. ... Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... Bodega Bay as viewed from present-day Dillon Beach, was ancient homeland of the Coastal Miwok. ... The Patwin (also Patween, Southern Wintu) are a Wintun people native to the area in Northern California. ... The term Pomo may refer to: The Pomo nickname for city of Pomona, California PoMo - a popular nickname for Postmodernism, an artistic movement emerging from and reacting to modernism. ... The Suisunes (also called the Suisun and the People of the West Wind) were a tribe of Native Americans that lived in Northern Californias Suisun Marsh regions of Solano County, California between what is now Suisun, Vacaville and Putah Creek around 200 years ago. ... The Wappo were a group of Native Americans who lived in the Napa and Russian River areas of Northern California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... California Historical Landmarks (CHLs) are buildings, structures, sites, or places in the state of California that have been determined to have statewide historical significance by meeting at least one of the criteria listed below: approved for designation by the County Board of Supervisors or the City/Town Council in whose... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... View of Montilla Montilla a town and municipality of southern Spain, in the province of Córdoba, 32 miles south of the provincial capital, Córdoba, by the Córdoba-Bobadilla railway. ... The reconstructed capilla (chapel) at Mission San Rafael Arcángel on a rainy day in December, 2004. ... Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (7 July 1808 - 12 January 1890) was born at Monterey, California, entered the Monterey Presidial Academy in 1823. ... Fort Ross is a former Russian fur trade outpost in what is now Sonoma County, California (United States). ... The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ... It has been suggested that Veraison be merged into this article or section. ... Vineyards of Sonoma Valley Sonoma Valley is the birthplace of the California wine industry. ...

By 1839, the Mission was in ruins and unoccupied. Through the years the Mission saw many different uses, among these a blacksmith's shop, a barn, and even a storeroom. In 1846, European settlers took over the town in what has come to be known as the "Bear Flag Revolt". It was during this time that the Mission was sold to a man who used the chapel entrance as a saloon and stored his liquor and hay in the chapel. The Mission eventually became a parish church serving the Pueblo and Sonoma Valley until it was sold to a private interest in 1881. In 1903, the Historic Landmark League bought the remains of Mission San Francisco Solano. Restoration was completed in 1913, and today the Mission is part of the Sonoma State Historic Park. It is open to visitors and has a small museum located in the padres' quarters. The restored chapel burned in 1970. The first Bear Flag. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... Vineyards of Sonoma Valley Sonoma Valley is the birthplace of the California wine industry. ... Sonoma State Historic Park is a state park located in the center of Sonoma, California. ...

Other historic designations

A view of Mission San Francisco Solano on a rainy December day in 2004.

• National Register of Historic Places #NPS-75000489 — Sonoma Plaza District
• California Historical Landmark — San Francisco Solano Mission Vineyard

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1524x2032, 827 KB)A view of Mission San Francisco Solano on a rainy day. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1524x2032, 827 KB)A view of Mission San Francisco Solano on a rainy day. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... California Historical Landmarks (CHLs) are buildings, structures, sites, or places in the state of California that have been determined to have statewide historical significance by meeting at least one of the criteria listed below: approved for designation by the County Board of Supervisors or the City/Town Council in whose...

Notes

1. ^ Leffingwell, p. 161
2. ^ Yenne, p. 182
3. ^ Ruscin, p. 196
4. ^ Ruscin, p. 195
5. ^ Nordlander, p. 10

References

• Leffingwell, Randy (2005). California Missions and Presidios: The History & Beauty of the Spanish Missions. Voyageur Press, Inc., Stillwater, MN. ISBN 0-89658-492-5. 
• Nordlander, David J. (1994). For God & Tsar: A Brief History of Russian America 1741–1867. Alaska Natural History Association, Anchorage, AK. ISBN 0-930931-15-7. 
• Ruscin, Terry (1999). Mission Memoirs. Sunbelt Publications, San Diego, CA. ISBN 0-932653-30-8. 
• Smilie, Robert A. (1975). The Sonoma Mission, San Francisco Solano de Sonoma: The Founding, Ruin and Restoration of California's 21st Mission. Valley Publishers, Fresno, CA. ISBN 0-913548-24-3. 
• Yenne, Bill (2004). The Missions of California. Thunder Bay Press, San Diego, CA. ISBN 1-59223-319-8. 

See also

• Spanish missions in California
• Mission San Rafael Arcángel
• El Presidio de Sonoma
• USNS Mission Solano (AO-135) — a Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oiler built during World War II.

The Spanish missions in California (more simply referred to as the California Missions) comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order between 1769 and 1823 to spread the Catholic faith among the local Native Americans. ... The reconstructed capilla (chapel) at Mission San Rafael Arcángel on a rainy day in December, 2004. ... This mission was established in 1836 by Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (the Commanclate-General of the Northern Frontier of Alta California) as a part of Mexicos strategy to halt Russian incursions into the region. ... The USNS Mission Solano (AO-135) was the twenty-fifth of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy. ... The USNS Mission Buenaventura is one of twenty-seven similar fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy. ... An oiler is a ship, also called a tanker, that can carry a liquid cargo of petroleum, or a naval support vessel that carries fuel to other naval ships steaming at sea, and can transfer the fuel during underway RAS improved fleet operations reliability, availabiltiy and serviceability. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

External links

• Elevation & Site Layout sketches of the Mission proper