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Mission Santa Inés
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MISSION SANTA INES
HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
THIS RELIGIOUS COMPLEX POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
MISSION SANTA INES, FOUNDED IN 1804, IS ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES
OF A MISSION COMPLEX CONTAININIG BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, ARCHAEOLOGICAL
SITES, RUINS, AND ARTWORK IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTANDING THE HISPANIC AND
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE OF CALIFORNIA. THE FULLING MILL, BUILT IN
1821 BY JOSEPH CHAPMAN, IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST INDUSTRIAL SITES IN
CALIFORNIA.
LA MISIÓN DE SANTA INÉS, FUNDADA EN 1804, ES UNO DE LOS
MEJORES EJEMPLOS ENTRE LOS COMPLEJOS MISIONALES. CONTIENE EDIFICIOS,
ESTRUCTURAS, SITIOS, ARQUEOLÓGICOS, RUINAS Y EJEMPLOS DE ARTESANÍA
IMPORTANTE PARA ENTENDER LA HERENCIA HISPANA E INDÍGENA DE
CALIFORNIA. EL BATÁN, CONSTRUIDO POR JOSEPH CHAPMAN EN 1821, ES
UNO DE LOS SITIOS DE INDUSTRIA MAS ANTIGUO EN CALIFORNIA.
1999
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR |
Mission Museum Displays
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| Artwork |
St Vibiana Oil on canvas 19th Century Mexican |
The Martyrdom of Santa Inés Oil on canvas Late 17th Century Mexican |
The Vision of St Anthony Oil on canvas Late 18th Century Mexican |
St Francis of Assissi 18th Century Mexican |
Virgin of Guadalupe Copy of same by Cabrera Probably 19th Century |
Madonna Chapel
| Center piece above the alter is a 17th century polychromed wood carving of the 'Mother of Sorrows' La Soledad. Crucifix overhead is a polychromed 18th century Mexican woodcarving. |
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Interior of the church
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Adoration of the Shepherds School of Baltasare Echave Orio 17th Century Mexico |
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Interior Courtyard
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| College Ruins |
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Did you know that you are standing where the
first institution for higher education in California was built? In May 1844, the first seminary of the future State of California was established here. Built within the Mission Santa Inés quadrangle it was named The College of Our Lady of Refuge of Sinners. Here you can see a portion of the original floor of that two-story building which ran north and south. Just like the Church it was made of adobe with at tile roof and was about 120' long and 50' wide. The lower floor was divided into classrooms and rooms for the instructors. The upper floor contained the dormitories with a porch over the ground floor. The exposed floor that you see is asphalt and is typical flooring of the period. The Chumash used asphalt for many purposes prior to the Spanish Colonization period and gathered it from natural petroleum seeps or from the beaches. |
| Mission buildings ruins |
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September 17, 1804, Santa Inés Mission was founded under the flag of
the Spanish Empire and the missionary cross of Fr. Estevan Tapis.
The Mission was constructed of adobe, a mixture of clay and straw. Sun-dried bricks made up the walls, and kiln-fired bricks and tiles were used for the archways, floors and roof. As you can see, most of the original buildings from 1807 have collapsed. The reasons are as much political as they are structural.
A major earthquake in 1812 destroyed the upper story, but most damage was
repaired by 1817.
In 1821 Mexico won independence from Spain. This left the Missions without the financial support from Spain and under local rule. An 1824 dispute between the Indians and the Spanish soldiers resulted in a fire that destroyed the workshop on this site where you are standing. In 1834 the Mission properties were taken away from the Church, a process known as "secularization." The padres rented back the church and a few rooms. Many of the roof tiles were taken to use on new buildings and the Mission buildings collapsed from lack of repair. California became part of the USA in 1846. In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln returned the California Missions to the Church. In 1904 restoration began and continues. We hope to rebuild the quadrangle that you see here! |
Exterior of the Mission
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Twenty-two arches formed the front arcade of the Mission quadrangle as
completed in 1807.
This is the original 19th arch. The 10 arches closest to the Church are also original. Like most of the adobe quadrangle, some of the arches collapsed. For many years there was a gap between the 10th and 19th arches, but in 1989 the missing arches were reconstructed. |
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Stations of the Cross
link to the stations of the cross at Mission Santa Inés
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| Mission Santa Inés is located at 1760 Mission Drive, Solvang. See map. |
Items of Interest...
| Related Links |
| Old Mission Santa Inés - official |
| Mission Santa Inés - California Missions |
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