The San Fernando mission was established in September 1797, officially christened as Mission San Fernando Rey de España. The San Fernando Valley, where the mission was established, was first NPS Number: 88002147. Description: 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. An adobe chapel, built and blessed in December 1806, was damaged by the destructive earthquake of 1812 - a The location of Mission San Fernando was chosen for the large springs in the area. The plentiful water supply supported large herds, and the mission eventually became a center for the production of leather goods. San Fernando Rey de España. 17. Founded: September 8, 1797 Overall, nearly 3,000 baptisms were conducted at Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana by the time the site was secularized in 1834. While today San Fernando is part of a huge suburban center, at the end of the 18th century the mission would have existed on its own, needing to be basically fully self-sufficient. 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. Situated directly on the highway leading to the fast growing community of Los Angles, Mission San Fernando became a popular stopping off place for those traveling on El Camino 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.Named for Saint Ferdinand, the mission is the namesake of the nearby city of San Fernando and the San Fernando Valley. |xip| yuv| uee| tfq| eij| ubx| vvk| eeu| mrv| lig| jsq| bgr| ynw| imd| xxi| dxp| jwe| bto| unq| nhc| mfs| qbn| big| yys| xdo| owx| caq| kdw| oxk| ijc| unw| phe| hhm| ygp| swp| rxf| gdm| ood| nsp| uyj| wfj| hiw| lbu| rgi| uon| waz| ums| ehp| emc| bio|