Mission Santa Inés in 2005.

Mission Santa Inés was founded on September 17, 1804 by Father Estévan Tapís, who had succeeded Father Fermín Francisco de Lasuén as President of the California mission chain. It was the nineteenth mission founded, and is named for Saint Agnes. The Mission is located in Solvang, California in Santa Barbara County, in what was the Second Military District. It was a midway point between Mission Santa Bárbara and Mission La Purísima Concepción, and was designed to relieve overcrowding at those two missions and to serve the Indians living east of the Coast Range. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1162x625, 164 KB) Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Mission Santa Ines Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1162x625, 164 KB) Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Mission Santa Ines Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Father Fermín Francisco de Lasuén de Arasqueta (June 7, 1736 – June 26, 1803) was a Spanish missionary to the Americas. ... The Spanish Missions in California (more simply referred to as the California Missions) comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans, to spread the Christian doctrine among the local Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier... Saint Agnes is a virgin martyr celebrated annually by Roman Catholics with a feast on January 21. ... Solvang, California Solvang is a city located in Santa Barbara County, California. ... Santa Barbara County is a county located on the Pacific coast of Southern California, in the state of California, just west of Ventura County. ... The Spanish Missions in California (more simply referred to as the California Missions) comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans, to spread the Christian doctrine among the local Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier... The capilla (chapel) at Mission Santa Bárbara in March, 2005. ... The ruins of Mission La Purísima Concepción, circa 1900. ... A Coastal range is any range of mountains forming a coastline. ...

On February 21, 1824 a soldier beat a young Chumash Indian and sparked a revolt. Some of the Indians went to get the Indians from Missions Santa Bárbara and La Purísima to help in the fight. When the fighting was over, the Indians themselves put out the fire that had started at the Mission. Many of the Indians left to join other tribes in the mountains; only a few Indians remained at the Mission. February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Rafael, a Chumash in the 1800s Pre-contact distribution of the Chumash The Chumash Indians, a Native American tribe, mainly inhabited the southern coastal regions of California, in the vicinity of what is now Santa Barbara and Ventura, extending as far south as Malibu. ...

It was through the efforts of Father Alexander Buckler in 1904 that reconstruction of the Mission was undertaken, though major restoration was not possible until 1947 when the Hearst Foundation donated money to pay the for project. The restoration continues to this day. Today the Mission is an active parish. There is a museum, gift shop and information for visitors available at the mission. The Danish town of Solvang was built up around the Mission proper in the early 1900s. The restoration continues and the Capuchin Franciscan Fathers take excellent care of the Mission today. 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Several noted people have had the last name Hearst: William Randolph Hearst Patty Hearst William Hearst George Randolph Hearst Jr. ... // Events and Trends Technology First flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. ... The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) is an order of friars in the Roman Catholic Church, the chief and only permanent offshoot of the Franciscans. ... The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ...

Mission Santa Inés and its original four-bell campanile ("bell tower"), circa 1900.

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Historic designations

• National Register of Historic Places #NPS-99000630
• California Historical Landmark #305

The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ... 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...

See also

• Spanish missions in California
• USNS Mission Santa Ynez (AO-134) — a 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 Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans, to spread the Christian doctrine among the local Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier... The USNS Mission Santa Ynez is one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in Solvang, California. ... 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 Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II...

External links

• Official mission website
• Elevation & Site Layout sketches of the Mission proper