Mission san jose quiz

Mission San Diego de Alcala. Mission San Juan Capistrano. Mission San Luis Rey de Francia. Mission San Gabriel Arcangel. The mission in San Diego was the first founded. Where was the second? Los Angeles.

San Jose. San Francisco. Which was the last mission founded under Father Junipero Serra? Mission San Francisco Solano. This orchestra became very famous at that time. After Mexico won its independence from Spain, it found that it could no longer afford to keep the missions running as Spain had done. In , Mexico decided to end the mission system and sell all of the lands. They offered the lands to the Indians who did not want the lands or could not come up with the purchase price.

The lands were divided into smaller Ranchos and sold to Mexican citizens who were helpful during the war for independence. After nearly 30 years, the missions were returned to the Catholic Church.

Although some of the missions had already been returned to the church, in , President Abraham Lincoln signed an Act declaring that all of the 21 missions in the California mission chain would become the property of the Catholic Church and have remained so since that time.

During the Gold Rush, the mission became a general store, saloon and hotel. In , the church became the local parish church. On October 21, , an earthquake destroyed the mission. A small wooded church was built on the site and used for over years. In , the restoration of the church was completed.

It took over , bricks to complete the church. It is a near perfect replication of the original church. The padre's quarters are now a small museum. The mission is a small reminder of the once great days at Mission San Jose de Guadalupe. The church has regular services and also has a visitors center, museum and slide show telling the history of the mission.

Mission San Rafael Arcangel. Mission San Francisco Solano. Which of the following was the first of the Californian missions?

Mission San Luis Obispo. Mission San Antonio de Padua. For which of the following missions did local Indian tribes build a seven mile long aqueduct? Mission La Purisma Concepcion. The current Santa Barbara mission was rebuilt after the great earthquake of Santa Barbara in destroyed much of the city.

The movie, Vertigo, had a scene filmed in this mission. Dolores is 'Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows'. The Chumash people were a friendly tribe and helped build many of the Spanish missions in Southern California.

Already proficient with bow and arrow, the men also learned the use of guns and cannon. La Ventana de Rosa, the Rose Window, is located on the south wall of the church sacristy. The window has been described as the site where the Host was shown to gathered mission celebrants during the Feast of Pentecost.

The window, sculpted ca. It is considered one of the finest examples of baroque architecture in North America. The meaning behind the name is currently unknown, but legend has it named for Rosa, the betrothed of Juan Huizar who many believe created the window. Having fallen into disrepair and partial ruin over the years, the San Antonio Conservation Society and the Federal Government among others, undertook to restore portions of the mission community in the s and s.

The church, which had lost its dome, bell tower, and a wall, was rededicated in