and Mission La Purísima Concepción in Lompoc to create a chain where travelers and letter carriers could consistently pause on journeys. “By taking this simple line of action, couriers from ...

California - 1817" National Museum of American History Picture postcard, "Mission La Purísima Concepción, California - 1787" National Museum of American History Picture postcard, "Mission Santa Cruz, ...

So rather than tackling classwork Friday morning, Delaney was instead with her mother, Debbie Harding, enjoying a relaxing walk around La Purisima Mission State Historic Park, where they spent ...

Jim Logan UC Santa Barbara Office of Public Affairs & Communications Aug 9, 2019 Aug 9, 2019 Updated Mar 6, 2020 Kaitlin Brown’s prized discovery doesn’t look like much if you’ve spent time ...

One of the earliest chapels in what is now the U.S. was that of the Convento de Inmaculada Concepcion in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1573. The Franciscans in 1629 built La Purisima Conception Mission ...