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Mission San Fernando Facts

 

Mission San Fernando Rey de España

Location:

15151 San Fernando Mission Blvd, Mission Hills, CA 91345

Date founded:

September 8, 1797

Patron saint:

St. Ferdinand, King of Spain.

Founder: 

Fr. Fermín de Lasuén.

Native peoples:

Tataviem, Tongva (Fernandeño, Gabrieleño).

Goods produced:

Wheat, barley, corn, beans, peas, lentils, garbanzos and fava beans.

Features:

Rebuilt church with a seventeenth-century altarpiece from Spain; restored Convento with wall paintings; original fountains.

Current status:

Mission San Fernando is an active Roman Catholic Parish.

Historical landmark number:

California Historical Landmark no. 157

Interesting facts:

In 1811, an aqueduct over a mile long was built to supply the mission fountain. From 1857 to 1861, some of its rooms were used as a stagecoach station.

Important events:

  • 1806: Permanent church completed (destroyed by earthquake in 1971).
  • 1808: Stone dam is built.
  • 1810: A dispute breaks out between the mission friars and the Pueblo of Los Angeles over over the amount of water to be used for irrigation.
  • 1811: 1 1/3 mile long aqueduct is built.
  • March 9, 1842: Mission mayordomo Francisco “Cuso” López, discovers gold near the mission.

Website: 

https://www.missionsanfernandorey.org

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