Mission San Fernando Rey de España was founded on Sept. 8, 1797, by Franciscan Friar Fermin Lasuen. The 17th of the California Missions, Mission San Fernando closed the gap between Missions San Buenaventura on the coast and San Gabriel in the interior.

Mission San Fernando Rey de España is a Spanish mission in the Mission Hills community of Los Angeles, California. The mission was founded on 8 September 1797 at the site of Achooykomenga, and was the seventeenth of the twenty-one Spanish missions established in …

Situated directly on the highway leading to the fast growing community of Los Angles, Mission San Fernando became a popular stopping off place for those traveling on El Camino Real. The Convento, known simply as the long building, served as a guesthouse for visitors.

Jun 6, 2019 · Mission San Fernando was the seventeenth Spanish mission built in California. It was founded on September 8, 1797, by Father Fermin Lasuen. The name San Fernando de …

Mission San Fernando was the 17th Mission to be founded. The site was dedicated by Father Fermin Francisco de Lasuen on September 8, 1797. The site that Father Lasuen chose was in a valley whose English name means Saint Catherine of Bologna’s Valley of the Live Oaks.

Mission Compound: A quadrangle of buildings around a patio measured 295 feet by 315 feet, and included storage, living quarters for the Tongva Indians (later called Fernandeños), a flour mill, and workshops for making wine and brandy, candles and …

Rebuilt church with a seventeenth-century altarpiece from Spain; restored Convento with wall paintings; original fountains. Mission San Fernando is an active Roman Catholic Parish. California Historical Landmark no. 157. In 1811, an aqueduct over a mile long was built to supply the mission fountain.

On September 8, 1797, the fourth Mission founded by Father Lasuén in less than three months was named San Fernando Rey de España. Although the Mission was supposed to relieve the long march between San Gabriel and San Buenaventura, the aged Padre set it somewhat to the south because of the barren terrain and poor drainage of the middle area.

1797 – Mission founded. 1834 – Mission secularized. 1842 – Gold found at Placerita Canyon; first known gold find in Alta California. 1861 – Returned to Catholic Church. The convento (guest house) building features unique river-of-life designs on the doors, and wrought iron locks.

As far as California Missions go, Mission San Fernando Rey de España is a great one to visit. It was the 17th mission founded of the 21 Spanish Caliornia Missions, and it has a lot more to see than many of its counterparts.