Mission Santa Barbara
By Wendy Flores
Mission History
Mission Santa Barbara was built in 1789. Santa Barbara was the10th mission to be built. The Chumash Tribe built Santa Barbara. The founder of the mission was Frey Serra. On December 4 a very important ceremony was held. In February 1824 a revolt by neophytes started at mission Santa Barbara.
Daily Life at Mission
The Chumash Indians, the Spanish, the priests, and the missionaries, lived there. Fr.Narciso Duran was the one that was in charge. The Indians, woman, did all the work. The kind of jobs needed to be done where fold the clothes, make meals, ring the bell, gather food and weave some clothes. The crops that were growing were corn, wheat, cattle , and sheep. There was a school and the person who attended was Friar, neophytes, two missionaries. There was a church and there were other buildings were workers quarters, pottery, reservoir, cemetery, and granary. There was no free time in mission Santa Barbara. There are two matching bells each bell was 87 feet tall, and 20 feet square.
Pictures/Illustrations
Mission Santa Barbara
Mission Santa Barbara was destroyed by an earthquake , but then it was rebuilt.
Santa Barbara Today
Santa Barbara today is open. And has a old fountain.
Inside Santa Barbara
Inside the mission there are things Indians left.
Santa Barbara's Layout
Santa Barbara's layout was very long. The mission's layout had 14 buildings.
Mission Santa Barbara
Today Mission Santa Barbara is open. There are field trips to Santa Barbara. There is a church. To mission Santa Barbara there are museums.
Bibliography
WWW.California Mission.Com
Mission Santa Barbara, Amy Margaret Copy right 1996
Mission Santa Barbara, Amy Margaret, 1996