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La Purisíma Concepción: The Enduring History of a California Mission

La Purisíma Concepción: The Enduring History of a California Mission

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Series: Brief History

Travel GeneralEnvironmental StudiesRegional: West

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ISBN10: 1626199841
ISBN13: 9781626199842
Publisher: History Press
Published: May 11 2015
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
In two centuries, La Purísima Concepción went from a fledgling frontier mission to a renowned California State Historic Park. Once home to many Spanish soldiers, settlers and hundreds of Chumash Indians, La Purísima held the seat of the California Mission government under Father Mariano Payeras. It withstood catastrophic events, including widespread disease in early years and a great Southern California earthquake in 1812. Emerging from ruins for the last time in 1934, after restoration by the Civilian Conservation Corps, structures appear today as they did in the early nineteenth century. The uniquely restored California Mission complex operates as a state park in a pastoral setting. Author and archivist Michael R. Hardwick chronicles the story of La Purísima and the resilient people and culture that made a lasting influence.

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Regional: West