The Santa Margarita Asistencia (or Santa Margarita de Cortona) was established in 1787 as a "sub-mission" to the San Luis Obíspo Mission to minister to the large number of Chumash Indians that inhabited the area. The Asistencia is sometimes referred to as "San Luis Obispo County's third mission." It was located at the top of the Cuesta Grade (north of San Luis Obispo) and also served as an outpost, chapel, and storehouse. Additionally, the Mission padres and Indians conducted extensive grain cultivation. 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Rafael, a Chumash in the 1800s 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. ... Indian or Indians can refer to: Anything from or related to the country of India, including: The people of India, sometimes called Asian Indians to differentiate from American Indians The many languages of India The Indian subcontinent or the adjoining Indian Ocean Native Americans, the aboriginal people of the Americas... San Luis Obispo County is a county located on Californias central Pacific coast, between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. ... Indian or Indians can refer to: Anything from or related to the country of India, including: The people of India, sometimes called Asian Indians to differentiate from American Indians The many languages of India The Indian subcontinent or the adjoining Indian Ocean Native Americans, the aboriginal people of the Americas... Tillage (American English), or cultivation (UK) is the agricultural preparation of the soil to receive seeds. ...

The chapel building measured some 120 by 20 feet and eight auxiliary rooms for the use of the majordomo and his servants, and as quarters for visiting priests. One chamber was functioned as a granary for storing mission crops. A chapel is a church other than a parish church, often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. ... A majordomo is the head (major) person of a domestic staff (domo), one who acts on behalf of a usually absent owner of a typically large residence. ...

The Santa Margarita Asistencia was secularized along with Mission San Luís Obispo in 1835, suffered the same neglect that many mission properties did after that time. In 1841 the lands, encompassing over 17,000 acres (69 km²), were granted to Joaquin Estrada. Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa was founded on September 1, 1772. ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After the American takeover at Monterey in 1841 General ] and General Jose Castro met at the rancho to discuss strategy. During the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt, the forces of Captain John C. Frémont captured an Indian bearing a message from Jose Jesus Pico (the San Luis Obispo Justice of the Peace) at the rancho and ordered his execution. In December of that year Frémont also arrested Estrada and others at the rancho, releasing them only securing their pledges of service to Frémont. American, when used as an adjective, can mean of the United States of America or of or relating to the Americas; when used as a noun, United States citizen, residing in the Americas, or less frequently American English. Immigrants to the United States are usually called first-generation Americans, regardless... Monterrey is a city in Nuevo León, Mexico. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pío de Jesus Pico IV (May 5, 1801–September 11, 1894) was the last Mexican Governor of Alta California, now the U.S. state of California. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The first Bear Flag. ... John C. Frémont John Charles Frémont ( January 21, 1813– July 13, 1890), birth name John Charles Fremon [Harvey, p. ... A Justice of the Peace (JP) is a magistrate appointed by a commission to keep the peace, dispense summary justice and deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...

The United States Land Commission issued a patent for the rancho in April 1861 to Martin and Mary Murphy of San Jose. That property (and others) ultimately passed along to their son Patrick Murphy, who served in the California Assembly and the California State Senate for three terms. Eventually Patrick Murphy amassed holdings of over 70,000 acres (283 km²) statewide. April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... San José – or its anglicised form San Jose – is the Spanish for Saint Joseph. ... The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. ... The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. ...

General P. W. Murphy acquired the property in the 1860s and erected a barn over the Asistencia to shield it from the elements. In February of 1889 the town of Santa Margarita was incorporated. Events and trends Italian unification under King Victor Emmanuel II. Wars for expansion and national unity continue until the incorporation of the Papal States (March 17, 1861 - September 20, 1870). ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The former rancho lands today are under the ownership of four families. Several of the original stone walls remain standing, having been incorporated into a ranch barn. The fact that the Asistencia is situated on private land makes public viewing, photography, and study problematic at best. Stone can refer to any of the following: A rock. ... A barn can be: A farm building for livestock and hay storage A unit of area used by nuclear physicists This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The GPS coordinates for the Asistencia are 35° 24′ 3.8″ N 120° 36′ 40.1″ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=35_24_3.8_N_120_36_40.1_W_), just outside the City of Santa Margarita.

Historic designations

• California Historic Landmark #364

See also

• California mission
• Mission San Luís Obispo de Tolosa